NASA F-15 and F-18 Soar Above Washington to Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday
A NASA F-15 aircraft flies above Washington on Saturday, July 4, 2026, as part of a flyover to celebrate America’s 250th birthday. The wing of a NASA F-18 is seen in the foreground, as a NASA photographer captured this image from inside the cockpit. This aircraft is from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, and it joined other NASA aircraft for the flyover.
- Date
- 2026-07-04
- Photographer / author
- NASA/Jim Ross
- Collection
- AFRC
- Archive
- NASA Image and Video Library
- Type
- photograph
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"NASA F-15 and F-18 Soar Above Washington to Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday" (2026-07-04). NASA/AFRC/NASA/Jim Ross. Public domain. https://images.nasa.gov/details/AFRC2026-0146-75Need photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 81095.
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