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Air Force Scrambles to Replace Thunderbirds at Sun 'n Fun


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Last week’s fatal accident of a Thunderbirds F-16 outside Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, has led to the cancellation of the aerobatic demonstration team’s appearance at the Sun ‘n Fun fly-in in Lakeland FL, which opens Tuesday. The training accident claimed the life of Air Force Maj. Stephen Del Bagno. Sun ‘n Fun President John “Lites” Leenhouts told AVWeb the Department of Defense may instead send a demonstration team consisting of an F-16 Viper and an F-35 Lightning II.

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