An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon waits for its next mission at Balad Air Base, Iraq. F-16s fly close air support missions exclusively for Operation Iraqi Freedom. There were 49 close air support missions flown by coalition aircraft for Operation Iraqi Freedom on July 26.
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SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, SC (WACH) - An F-16 demonstration pilot from Shaw Air Force Base will participate in the national anthem flyover during the Indianapolis 500 Sunday.
Maj. Andrew Congdon, 20th Fighter Wing F-16 demonstration pilot, will fly over the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at noon Sunday.
"“We are doing the national anthem fly by over an estimated audience of more than 350,000 people and a worldwide television audience,” said Congdon.
Authorities say Congdon, flying an F-16, will join an A-10 from Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. and two P-51 aircraft from the Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation to perform the 4-ship formation heritage fly over.
The event will be televised on ABC.
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