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The Pic of the Day: It doesn’t get more ‘Merica than this

(U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Senior Airman Rita Jimenez).

The 122nd Fighter Wing hosted a free public airshow June 8-9, 2019, at the 122nd Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard Base in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Fort Wayne Air Show featured an aerial show by the Thunderbirds, the United States Air Force precision-flying demonstration team.

The Shockwave Jet Truck “is a custom-built race truck equipped with 3 huge J34-48 Pratt & Whitney Jet Engines originally out of U.S. Navy T2 Buckeye airplanes. These 3 Jet Engines generate a total of 21,000 lbs of thrust which easily propels this truck to speeds over 350 mph while racing an airplane down the runway. Shockwave is not only the most powerful truck in the world, it also holds the record speed for Semi Trucks at 376 mph!”

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The 122nd Fighter Wing hosted a free public airshow June 8-9, 2019, at the 122nd Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard Base in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Fort Wayne Air Show featured an aerial show by the Thunderbirds, the United States Air Force precision-flying demonstration team.

The Shockwave Jet Truck “is a custom-built race truck equipped with 3 huge J34-48 Pratt & Whitney Jet Engines originally out of U.S. Navy T2 Buckeye airplanes. These 3 Jet Engines generate a total of 21,000 lbs of thrust which easily propels this truck to speeds over 350 mph while racing an airplane down the runway. Shockwave is not only the most powerful truck in the world, it also holds the record speed for Semi Trucks at 376 mph!”

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