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Countdown begins to AV Air Show

Clockwise from top left: The F-35 Lightning II; an F-22 Raptor; an F-16 Fighting Falcon; and a
The flying portion of the Aerospace Valley Air Show will take place from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., on Friday C-17 Globemaster II — all from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., and all scheduled to fly over the
and Saturday, Oct. 9 and 10, while the STEM elements take place Oct. 5-8. High Desert as part of the Aerospace Valley Air Show, Oct. 9 and 10.
The air show will open just like any normal Edwards’ air show – with the National Anthem, the
Wings of Blue Parachute Team from the U.S. Air Force Academy, and the breaking of the sound Wing commander, and other senior leaders on hand to give context to what the public is seeing in the
barrier. air, what the students have seen over four days of STEM instruction, and how it relates to the mission
The Friday/Saturday live stream starts at 10:15 a.m., with opening ceremonies starting at 10:30 a.m. of the base and the mission of the aircraft in the air.”
Aircraft flyovers will start at 11 a.m., over the first city on each route which is Rosamond, Calif. Aircraft scheduled for the flyovers include F-16 Falcons, F-22 Raptors, F-35 Lightning IIs and
Maps of the two routes are on Page 3. F/A-18 Hornets. For bombers, there will be the B-1 Lancer and the B-52 Stratofortress; and for heavy
There will be an Olympic-style live broadcast each day, with Brig. Gen. Matthew Higer, 412th Test See AIR SHOW, Page 3

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