USAF Thunderbirds
2023 Westmoreland County Airshow
Arnold Palmer Regional Airport
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Sunday June 18, 2023

The Thunderbirds closed out the Father's Day edition of the 2023 Westmoreland County Airshow by performing a magnificent high show performance. This was the current #7's final airshow with the team, as he was moving on to a new assignment within the Air Force. Once again, the video is continuous from the time airshow announcer "Fast Eddie" Leuter introduced the Thunderbirds to the time Thunderbird #6 landed. Of note is the delay from the time the jets taxied out to the runway to their takeoff as Thunderbird #5 had an issue before takeoff which required jumping into a spare jet.

It should be noted that while at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, I had the distinct pleasure of witnessing more Thunderbird performances in a four-day span than I had ever witnessed (and filmed). The team had arrived on Wednesday from Wallops Island in Virginia and the solos conducted a site survey before landing. Thunderbirds 1-4 then used the solos' information and upon circling the airfield at altitude the diamond flew part of their demo that day. The team then flew TWO PRACTICES on both Thursday and Friday with one display on both Saturday and Sunday.

All airshow video shot by ZINGER AVIATION MEDIA during the 2023 airshow season and especially at locations during the 2023 airshow season which would have featured airshow announcer Howdy McCann at the microphone are dedicated to his memory. Howdy passed away suddenly on March 9, 2023, and his voice and contributions to the airshow industry should never be forgotten.

Please note that any music in the video was played through a public address system and ZINGER AVIATION MEDIA does not have any control over what music is being played during an air show. The music industry has increased its concern to ensure they are paid when
copyrighted music is played. Therefore, the USAF requires any U.S. air show, civilian or military, hosting an Air Force aircraft performance which includes music secure the necessary music licenses for broadcast of pre-recorded copyrighted music over public address systems. For the 2023 airshow season, the International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) has negotiated a deal that will allow issuance of music licenses for ICAS member air shows for all three US music licensing organizations: ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC. Each ICAS member air show is eligible for a single package of the three music licenses for one air show at the cost of $875. The rate applies only to music broadcast over the public address system during the air show portion of the program and does not provide the show with the right to use prerecorded music at concerts or other non-air show special events held in conjunction with the air show.

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