They’re very hard to miss — modern jets flying side-by-side with vintage aircraft across Tucson skies.
You likely saw them, and heard them, today zipping through the skies around Tucson.The Air Force Heritage Flight matches modern fighters with vintage warbirds. They’re practicing for the upcoming air show season.D-M’s A-10 demo team also took to the skies along with an F-16.Capt. Taylor Hiester, an F-16 demo team pilot, said it can be a challenge having two different airplanes in the sky with different levels of capability.
“But we have some of the best warbird pilots in the world that are training us up to make sure we can fly a safe and effective air show,” Capt. Hiester said.“This is the best air space in the world to do this,” he said. “Beautiful skies, beautiful mountain ranges and calm winds.”
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