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Updated · Fox News · Jul 4
Shawn Chittle Launches 9-Hour D.C. Flyover App as Air Force One Leads July 4 Show
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 4

Shawn Chittle Launches 9-Hour D.C. Flyover App as Air Force One Leads July 4 Show

2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 4

Summary

  • A new “4th of July Fly Over” app went live hours before Washington’s aerial show, giving spectators a real-time guide to the nine-hour program along the National Mall.
  • The tool uses an adjustable countdown timer synced to the official schedule, so users can track delays or early passes and see which aircraft is due next.
  • The flyover starts at 1:14 p.m. with a NASA F-5, builds through service fleet reviews, then features the Blue Angels at 4:59 p.m. and Thunderbirds at 6:25 p.m.
  • Air Force One is scheduled just after 7 p.m., followed at 7:17 p.m. by a “HUGE 1” pass led by the refurbished presidential aircraft that Trump called a “flying White House.”
  • Later acts include a stealth airpower flyover at 7:38 p.m., an F-22 afterburner display at 7:53 p.m., B-1 bombers at 8:07 p.m., and a final B-1 night pass at 10:36 p.m.

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