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Lebanon (/ ˈ l ɛ b ən ə n / LEB-ən-ən) is the county seat of Wilson County, Tennessee, United States. [6] The population was 38,431 at the 2020 census. [7] Lebanon is located in Middle Tennessee, approximately 25 miles (40 km) east of downtown Nashville. Lebanon is part of the Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area.
On March 31, 2011, an EF1 tornado hit the grounds of the airshow, resulting in damage to 40-50 aircraft, along with display tents and exhibits. Fifteen people received minor injuries. The airshow continued the next day. [17] [18] The 2015 show featured the first US performance of the Breitling Jet Team. [19]
As of 2020, the Commemorative Air Force had more than 13,000 members, [2] in more than 70 regional groups, called wings or detachments, in 27 states and five countries. [27] Several hundred members actively serve as pilots and flight and/or maintenance crew members committed to preserving American combat aviation heritage.
The "Blues" still employ many of the same practices and techniques used in the inaugural 1946 season. An estimated 11 million spectators view the squadron during air shows from March through November each year. Members of the Blue Angels team also visit more than 50,000 people in schools, hospitals, and community functions at air show cities. [3]
June 1 – Air Show Colorado 1997 (Broomfield, Colorado) – Ret. Colonel "Smiling Jack" Jack M. Rosamond was killed when he lost control of his restored F-86 Sabre Jet during an acrobatic loop at the (then known as) Jefferson County Airport. Unseasonably high temperatures combined with the natural high elevation (5,673 ft) of the airport was ...
The AeroSuperBatics display team flying Boeing-Stearman PT-17 biplanes at a British air show An air show (or airshow , air fair , air tattoo ) is a public event where aircraft are exhibited . They often include aerobatics demonstrations, without they are called "static air shows" with aircraft parked on the ground.
Lists of air show accidents and incidents give lists of accidents and incidents at air shows. They include: List of air show accidents and incidents in the 20th century;