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No Thunderbirds at 2011 Jones Beach show

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds soar over the Atlantic

Photo credit: Kathy Kmonicek | U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds soar over the Atlantic Ocean during the Jones Beach air show. (May 23, 2009)

This year's Jones Beach Memorial Day weekend air show, which draws about 400,000 people to the park to watch high-flying aerobatics, will not be headlined by a military precision-flight team for the first time since it began in 2004.

The Air Force Thunderbirds team, which had been expected for its biennial performance, will be flying at an air show in Turkey instead.

With other domestic...

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