Airshow offers sky high entertainment

A plane performs aerial acrobatics in front of “The Lone Star Lady II,” a B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing, during the Barksdale Defenders of Liberty Air Show on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 1, 2016. Thousands of spectators travelled to the base to see a wide variety of aircraft on display and in the air. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)

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Master Sgt. Jeremy Utphall, of the 307th Bomb Wing, speaks to a veteran from the Vietnam War during the Barksdale Defenders of Liberty Air Show on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 1, 2016. The Wing is a partner with the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration recognizing veterans’ sacrifices during the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)

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The last flying B-29 Superfortress, known as “FIFI,” turns over the flight line of Barksdale Air Force Base, La., during the Barksdale Defenders of Liberty Air Show on May 1, 2016. The B-29 bombers flew missions during World War II and the Korean War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)

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Jeremy Holt flies by at a low altitude during the Barksdale Defenders of Freedom Air Show on May 1, 2016, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Holt is also a U.S. Air Force Reserve Major assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing on Barksdale. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)

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Jeremy Holt taxis in front of the crowd after performing aerial acrobatics during the Barksdale Defenders of Liberty Air Show on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 1, 2016. Holt is also a U.S. Air Force Reserve Major assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing on Barksdale. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)

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Clifford Brown helps a young air show spectator into the flight deck of a B-52 Stratofortress during the Defenders of Liberty Air Show at Barksdale Air Force Base, La on May 1, 2016. Brown is one of the volunteers of the U.S. Air Force Reserve 307th Bomb Wing that showcased the bombers during the air show. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)

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Airshow offers sky high entertainment

Published May 2, 2016
By Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville
307th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- A plane performs aerial acrobatics in front of “The Lone Star Lady II,” a B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing, during the Barksdale Defenders of Liberty Air Show on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 1, 2016. Thousands of spectators travelled to the base to see a wide variety of aircraft on display and in the air. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)