When did the Thunderbirds...

first use trail formation, and when did they do the first bonton in a show?

The Thunderbirds have been performing the Trail formation since the inception of the team in 1953 with the F-84G. A variation of the Bon-Ton Rolle can be traced back to the days when the Thunderbirds flew the F-100C (1956-1963). Hope this answers the question

thanks raptor, one other quick question, by any chance do you know when the blues started prefroming that roll?

P.S. im asking because this is all going in the naration for the FSX Silver Falcons 2010 program, intitled "Evolution of the Show"

What roll would you be refering to, the Blues perform several

the simutanious aileron rolls