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GalleryThousands turn out for Thunder Over the Rock at Little Rock Air Force Base
From staff and wire reports
October 22, 2023
An F-35 Lightning II and a P-51 Mustang fly together in a heritage flight during the Thunder Over the Rock Air Show at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., Oct. 21, 2023. (Julian Atkins/U.S. Air Force)
Past and present flew together Saturday at the Thunder Over the Rock Air Show at Little Rock Air Force Base in Jacksonville, Ark.
That included a P-51 Mustang — a fighter and fighter-bomber from World War II and the Korean War — flying side-by-side with the nation’s newest fighter jet, an F-35.
Thousands attended the show Saturday, and the same was expected Sunday. This is the first time in five years LRAFB has hosted an air show.
Here are some photos from the show:
A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II performs during the Thunder Over the Rock Air Show at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., Oct. 21, 2023. (Julian Atkins/U.S. Air Force)
A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II performs during the Thunder Over the Rock Air Show at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., Oct. 21, 2023. (Saisha Cornett/U.S. Air Force)
C-130 Hercules aircraft from across Team Little Rock participate in a Capabilities Exercise (CAPEX) during the Thunder Over the Rock Air Show at Little Rock Air Force Base, Oct. 21, 2023. (Maria Umanzor Guzman/U.S. Air Force)
C-130 Hercules aircraft from across Team Little Rock participate in a Capabilities Exercise during the Thunder Over the Rock Air Show at Little Rock Air Force Base, Oct. 21, 2023. Spectators witnessed a mass C-130 formation aerial resupply with four heavy equipment simulation loads from the 189th Airlift Wing and 40 bundles dropped from the 314th AW demonstrating the container delivery system. (Maria Umanzor Guzman/U.S. Air Force)
U.S. Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne at Fort Liberty, N.C., parachute out of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to secure the airfield in this small-scale seizure exercise demonstration during the Thunder Over the Rock Air Show at Little Rock Air Force Base, Oct. 21, 2023. (Maria Umanzor Guzman/U.S. Air Force)
Maj. Joshua Gilly, 19th Airlift Wing Commander’s Action Group chief, and his child enjoy the Thunder Over the Rock Air Show at Little Rock Air Force Base, Oct. 21, 2023. (Saisha Cornett/U.S. Air Force)
A P-51 Mustang from the Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation participates in a heritage flight during the Thunder Over the Rock Air Show at Little Rock Air Force Base, Oct. 21, 2023. (Julian Atkins/U.S. Air Force)
The Air Force Thunderbirds perform Oct. 21, 2023, at Thunder Over the Rock at Little Rock Air Force Base in Jacksonville, Ark. (Maria Umanzor Guzman/U.S. Air Force)
The Air Force Thunderbirds perform Oct. 21, 2023, at Thunder Over the Rock at Little Rock Air Force Base in Jacksonville, Ark. (Julian Atkins/U.S. Air Force)
Spectators attend the Thunder Over The Rock Air Show at Little Rock Air Force Base, Oct. 21, 2023. (Maria Umanzor Guzman/U.S. Air Force)