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						      Sept. 3, 1994
USAF Thunderbirds featured in Air Expo '94

      TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- San Francisco native Capt. Mike
Byrd will be flying the right wing when the Thunderbirds, the U.S. Air
Forces Air Demonstration Squadron, perform at Travis' Air Expo '94 on Oct.
8. The Thunderbirds fly six F-16C Fighting Falcons and perform about 30
maneuvers in each demonstration -- sometimes flying as close as 16-inches
apart. 
      Two civilian aerobatic pilots are also slated for Air Expo '94 --
Sean Tucker and Steve Stavrakakis. Tucker flies the 1-800-COLLECT
Challenger, and was named by "General Aviation News and Flyer's" as the
Reader's Choice Award No. 1 male performer. Stavrakakis flies a
Czechoslovakian Zlin 526F, which he calls the "Wild Thing" and was known
as the "aircraft to beat" in world-level aerobatic competition from
1976-1989. 
      Many other military jets will perform including the F-15 fighter and
the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft. Other aircraft and equipment will also be
on static display. 
      Air Expo '94 is free and open to the public. Call the Air Expo '94
Hotline 24-hours-a-day at (707) 424-0136. To get to Air Expo '94, take
I-80 to Fairfield's Airbase Parkway exit, which leads directly to Travis
Air Force Base. Travis is located halfway between San Francisco and
Sacramento.

MEDIA QUERIES:  All media queries concerning Air Expo '94 should be
directed to TSgt. Patrick McKenna at (707) 424-0135.  The Air Expo '94
logo, in Adobe Photoshop 2.51 .jpeg format, is available in the USENET
group <alt.binaries.pictures.misc>.  This is a high, quality graphic that 
may be reproduced. Credit line should read "U.S. Air Force digital image 
by Frank Gateward"


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Patrick M. McKenna     Air Force Technical Sergeant       Travis AFB, Calif. 
              Noncommissioned Officer in Charge of Media Relations
Work Phone: (707) 424-0135/2011             E-Mail: paddy@solano.community.net