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Dan Buchanan flies over the crowd during the Twilight Show on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 6. In 1981 Mr. Buchanan had an accident paralyzing him from the waist down. Six months after the accident he began flying again and, in 1989, he performed in his first air show. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)


2011 Defenders of Liberty Air Show

Dan Buchanan flies over the crowd during the Twilight Show on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 6. In 1981 Mr. Buchanan had an accident paralyzing him from the waist down. Six months after the accident he began flying again and, in 1989, he performed in his first air show. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)

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A P-51 Mustang, an F-4 Phantom and an A-10 Thunderbolt II fly together in a Heritage Flight over the 2011 Defenders of Liberty Air Show at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 7-8. Heritage Flights offer attendees a rare opportunity to see historic and modern aircraft in formation together. (courtesy photo by Mr. Chris Reich)
A young girl sits in the driver’s seat of a Louisiana State Police OH-58 helicopter. The Louisiana State Police and local police and sheriff’s offices all contributed various aircraft, vehicles and personnel to the air show as a show of the positive relationship Barksdale Air Force Base, La., enjoys with the surrounding communities. (courtesy photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Connell, 26th Operational Weather Squadron)
Heavy Metal performs during the Twighlight Show portion of the 2011 Defenders of Liberty Air Show at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 7-8. The Twightlight Show was a special performance for members of the base and their families to enjoy. (courtesy photo by Mrs. Nichola Davis, wife of Tech. Sgt. Steven Davis, 608th Strategic Operations Squadron, C2 element console operations, NCO-in-charge)
This A-10 Thunderbolt II, assigned to the 917th Fighter Group, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., features a unique nose art paint scheme. The design resembles the
Attendees of the 2011 Defenders of Liberty Air Show, May 7-8, took advantage of more than 50 static aircraft displays to put their photography skills to good use. This is an F-15E from Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. (courtesy Illustration by Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Smith, 2nd Munitions Squadron, verification and checkout equipment, NCO-in-charge)
Many Airmen around base, like members of Team 5/6, volunteered their time at food booths to help make the 2011 Defenders of Liberty Air Show experience more enjoyable for guests at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 7-8. (courtesy photo by Tech. Sgt. Deborah Frazier, Air Force Global Strike Command Civil Law, NCO-in-charge)
Spectators at the 2011 Defenders of Liberty Air Show at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., set up chairs and umbrellas around or under static aircraft in order to enjoy the aerial demonstrations throughout the day. (courtesy photo by Mr. Doug Maiden, 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron)
George Cline communicates with a B-52H Stratofortress during the 2011 Defenders of Liberty Air Show on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 8. Aircraft and parachute demonstrations, static displays and re-enactments were a few events held at this year's air show. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)
Tora! Tora! Tora! pilots fly over the crowd during the 2011 Defenders of Liberty Air Show on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 7. The team uses professional announcers, pyrotechnics, historic fighters and bombers to re-enact the Pearl Harbor attack. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)
Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. James Graves and Arianne Graves, 8, take a closer look at a T-6A Texan II with Maj. Byron Dobbs, Air Education Training Command, during the 2011 Defenders of Liberty Air Show on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 7. The T-6 is a single-engine, two-seater plane designed to train student pilots basic flying skills. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)
Attendees of the 2011 Defenders of Liberty Air Show stand in line to get a close up view of a B-52H Statofortress on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 7. The B-52 has conventional and nuclear capabilities and can travel at speeds up to 650 miles per hour. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)
Spectators of the 2011 Defenders of Liberty Air Show look at static displays on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 7. Aircraft and parachute demonstrations, static displays and re-enactments were a few events held at this year's air show. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)