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Read MoreUSAF Thunderbird No. 5 ~ Thunder over Michigan Air Show ~ Willow Run Airport, Michigan
"Major Whit Collins is the Lead Solo Pilot for the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, flying the No. 5 jet. He earned his commission in 2006 as a graduate of The Citadel’s Air Force ROTC program. While studying Computer Science, he enjoyed playing intramural soccer and was president of the school’s aviation club.... Before joining the Thunderbirds, Collins served as an F-16 Operational Test and Evaluation Instructor Pilot at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. He has logged more than 1,500 flight hours as an Air Force pilot, with more than 150 combat hours. Collins is in his second season with the team and hails from Warner Robins, Georgia." ~ text from AFThunderbirds.com
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Upside Down USAF Thunderbird #6 ~ Air Show ~ Willow Run Airport, Michigan
"Major Matt Kimmel is the Opposing Solo Pilot for the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron. flying the No. 6 jet. He earned his commission in 2008 as a graduate of the University of Southern California's Air Force ROTC program.... Before joining the Thunderbirds, Kimmel served as an F-16 Evaluator Pilot at Shaw AFB, South Carolina. He has logged more than 1,700 flight hours as an Air Force pilot, with more than 715 combat hours. Major Kimmel is in his first season with the team and hails from Vacaville, California." ~ text from AF Thunderbirds.com
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Thunder over Michigan ~ Willow Run Airport
Renowned aerobatics flyer and one of the Living Legends of Flight, Sean Doherty Tucker, pilots his stunt bi-plane, Oracle Challenger III, an Extra 300L. This was his final flight as a solo performance. "We did a ballet in the sky together." ~ Sean D. Tucker
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