It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s the USAF Thunderbirds landing at L.I. MacArthur Airport, in Ronkonkoma, on Thursday, May 25, shortly after 5 p.m. A crowd of onlookers gathered in …
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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s the USAF Thunderbirds landing at L.I. MacArthur Airport, in Ronkonkoma, on Thursday, May 25, shortly after 5 p.m. A crowd of onlookers gathered in anticipation, as Islip Town supervisor Angie Carpenter and members of the town board welcomed the Thunderbirds in advance of another Memorial Day Air Show at Jones Beach, sponsored by Bethpage Federal Credit Union.
This gave the Town of Islip the ideal opportunity to announce a new partnership between the Cradle of Aviation Museum and Long Island MacArthur Airport, designed to inspire students to consider career pathways in aviation and aerospace.
Airport commissioner Shelley LaRose-Arken, deputy commissioner Robert Schneider, and New York State Parks staff were on hand during the awesome aerial team’s arrival. Also in attendance were educators from the Cradle of Aviation, as well as educators and JROTC students in the Air Force from Brentwood High School.
The Thunderbirds swooped through the air, giving attendees a taste of what they could expect on Saturday, May 27 and Sunday, May 28, when the fighter jet squadron was slated to headline the Air Show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in honor of Memorial Day.
The Thunderbirds are known for their gravity-defying maneuvers and tight formations, and gave a glimpse of their expertise to spectators in Islip to kick off the holiday weekend.
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