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June 19, 2006

Thunderbirds announce their arrival / Photo

Journal photo / Bob Breidenbach
The stune plane Oracle Challenge and a CAP 232 are accompanied by Thunderbird jets flying in a delta formation as they all pass over the air field at Quonset Point this afternoon.

Did you hear loud engines and see planes flying low over Rhode Island this afternoon? You weren't the only one.

The Air Force Thunderbirds rolled in as scheduled at 2 p.m. today for the upcoming air show at Quonset Point in North Kingstown.

The eight jets, along with their C-17 support plane, are now on the ground after flying in from Pennsylvania, Col. Michael McNamara, the Rhode Island National Guard spokesman, said.

He said the jets came in from the north, went over the State House in Providence, then on to the Rhode Island Country Club in Barrington, where the CVS Charity Classic is being played today, before heading south to Quonset.

You can see the famous flying team perform at the Rhode Island National Guard Open House and Air Show on Saturday and Sunday at Quonset Point Air National Guard Base.

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