13 things to see at the Dayton Air Show

Credit: Greg Lynch

Credit: Greg Lynch


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WHAT: Vectren Dayton Air Show

WHERE: Dayton International Airport, Vandalia

HOURS: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., June 18-19

TICKETS: General admission tickets are available at area Kroger stores and at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. Advance online sales are available through Sunday, June 19 at noon. All ticket sales are final, no refunds, no rain checks. Click here to view the assortment of ticket options or call 888-695-0888. Tickets available at the gate are cash only.

In addition to the performing acts in the sky, 13 aircraft will be on display on the ground during the Vectren Dayton Air Show on June 18-19.

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U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II: The newest of the Air Force’s fighter jets, the F-35 will make its debut at the air show.

U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III: It may seem the sky has been swallowed when the enormous C-17 Globemaster III takes to the sky. It is one of the U.S. Air Force’s largest aircrafts.

Other aircraft on display:

U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker

U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon

U.S. Navy P-3C Orion

U.S. Navy E-2C Hawkeye

U.S. Navy C-2A Greyhound

U.S. Navy T-45 Goshawk

U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk

FedEx 757

DC-3 Flagship Detroit

Fairchild FC-2W2

U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet: The Navy’s strike fighter will blow a cloud when it approaches the speed of sound.

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