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Luke Days
U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Mason Hargrove
A father and son from the Luke Air Force Base surrounding community, watch the Luke Days 2024 Air Show, March 23, 2024, at Luke AFB, Ar- izona. Luke Days demonstrates the Air Force’s continuing progress in building the future of airpower with military and civilian air acts.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Noah D. Coger
Two U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, assigned to the A-10 Demonstration Team, performs in a combat arms demonstration during Luke Days 2024, March 23, 2024 at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Noah D. Coger
The Acemaker III, showcasing a T-33 Shooting Star, performs during Luke Days 2024. The demonstration highlighted the agility and performance of early jet aircraft.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mason Hargrove
Above and top right, Nathan Hammond, skywriter and pilot of the modified 1956 de Havilland Chipmunk aircraft known as Ghostwriter, demonstrates aerial acrobatics
at the Luke Days 2024 airshow, March 23, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The GhostWriter starts shows with their 350hp, 200mph, screaming, smoking air show display.
U.S. Air Force Photo
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Nathan Malafa, U.S. Air Force Demonstra- tion Squadron “Thunderbirds” commander and advanced pilot No. 1, signs a ball-cap for a Make-a-Wish Foundation participant fol- lowing a demonstration during the Luke Days air show on March 22, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jakob Hambright
A U.S. Air Force C-5M Galaxy, assigned to Travis Air Force Base, Califor- nia, stands as
a static display for members of the local com- munity during Luke Days 2024, March 24, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jakob Hambright
Eric Tucker, pilot of the Rescue 82 Air Patrol air show team, rides alongside his 1941 J3 Cub airplane, during Luke Days 2024, March 23, 2024, at Luke Air Foree Base, Arizona. Tucker performed his comedy act during the air show, eventually landing on top of his Rescue 82 fire truck.