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T-28C Warbird at Langley Air Show in Virginia

Herb Baker flies his T-28C Warbird through a smoke ring during an air show at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia on April 25 2009. The show was part of Airpower over Hampton Roads, a three-day event that was the closing highlight of Hampton Roads Air Force Week. (UPI Photo/Jonathan Koob/US Air Force)

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