Ft. Lauderdale Air Show Soars After Three-Year Hiatus
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FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami/AP) -- The Fort Lauderdale Air Show has returned to the south Florida skies for the first time since 2013.
Jets roared through the air Saturday as thousands of spectators watched from the beach.
First show in the books for the #CFSnowbirds! Catch us tomorrow @FLLAirShow! @WPLGLocal10 @MyFTLB @CBSMiami @nbc6 pic.twitter.com/yWWBKISG2N
— Snowbird 3 (@SNBD3) May 7, 2016
The show started with a parachute jump team descending over the crowd, followed by members of the Canadian Armed Forces performing aerial maneuvers.
The ground rumbled when F-35 Joint Strike Fighter flew over the crowd.
Take a look inside the cockpit of the Navy TAC demo by the F-18 over the #FLLAirShow! pic.twitter.com/zKb5JNJcsj
— Lauderdale Air Show (@FLLAirShow) May 7, 2016
The Air Show takes place May 7th and 8th.
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