Checking in on the air show
The flag of the United Kingdom flies over Jones Beach. Credit: Newsday/Bahar Ostadan
Sunday’s FourLeaf Air Show at Jones Beach has proceeded seamlessly with few blips.
About halfway through the event, a civilian drone began flying overhead, which is strictly prohibited.
"Looks like someone’s going to prison," the Air Show announcer said in jest.
Then at around 1 p.m., a pilot with the Canadian Snowbirds collided with a bird, organizers said. No one was injured, but the pilot flew the plane back to Republic Airport as a precaution.
Meanwhile, in other air show developments, just before 1:30 p.m., a massive Union Jack flew overhead. Like most things made in America, this flag was not cheap.
The announcer for the British Army’s official parachute display team, the Red Devils, said it cost a mere $27,000.
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