# Freedom 250 - The Great American State Fair

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**Created:** [May 29, 2026, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470 "2026-05-29T03:08:43Z")\
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Nobody is at the Fair but they are still spending a gazillion dollars on flyovers. I saw a few at [EarthCam Live: Washington Monument (Washington, D.C.)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDCAAfOSqvA)

- 1:14 PM - NASA F-5 Flyover
- 1:24 PM - NASA Fleet Review
- 1:44 PM - USCG Helo Flyover
- 1:54 PM - USCG Fixed Wing Flyover
- 2:09 PM - Golden Knights, Leap Frogs
- 2:29 PM - Army Helo Flyover
- 2:44 PM - USAF Fleet Review - Wave 1 - Heavies
- 2:54 PM - USAF Fleet Review - Wave 2 - AFSOC
- 3:04 PM - USAF Fleet Review - Wave 3 - Fighters
- 3:29 PM - Executive Rotary Wing Airlift
- 3:39 PM - USMC Fleet Review - Wave 1 - Rotary
- 3:49 PM - USMC Fleet Review - Wave 2 - Fixed Wing
- 3:59 PM - USN Fleet Review - Wave 1 - Rotary
- 4:09 PM - USN Fleet Review - Wave 2 - Fixed Wing
- 4:19 PM - USN Fleet Review - Wave 3 - Fighters
- 4:21 PM - USN F-18F Demonstration
- 4:59 PM - USN Blue Angels
- 5:26 PM - USMC MV-22 Osprey Demonstration
- 5:44 PM - USAF Fleet Review – Fighters
- 6:02 PM - USAF Tri-Bomber Formation
- 6:05 PM - USN F-35C Demonstration
- 6:25 PM - USAF Thunderbirds Demonstration
- 7:03 PM - Air Force One Flyover
- 7:07 PM - USAF Thunderbirds Delta Break
- 7:17 PM - HUGE 1 Flyover Led by the Newly Renovated Air Force One
- 7:38 PM - U.S. Stealth Airpower Flyover
- 7:39 PM - F-22 Raptor Demo
- 7:53 PM - F-22 Raptor in Afterburner
- 7:59 PM - B-1 Flyover
- 8:07 PM - B-1’s in Afterburner
- 8:11 PM - HUGE ONE Fly Over Review
- 8:22 PM - Golden Knights Twilight Jump
- 10:36 PM - B-1 Afterburner Night Pass

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