Jones Beach Air Show takes over Long Island during Memorial Day weekend
The first event in the show was held on Saturday, with military pilots performing jaw-dropping demonstrations as they honored the legacies of U.S. troops.
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Here's everything you need to know about Sunday's performances:
The performances start at 10 a.m. and wrap up around 3 p.m.
The best place to watch the show is along the Jones Beach shoreline, whether on the beach or on a boat.
Organizers warned it's best to get to the air show as early as possible. It was best for attendees to get to Jones Beach before 8 a.m.
Admission to the show itself is free, although you will have to pay $10 for parking.
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The United States Army Golden Knights Parachute Team, U.S. Navy F-35C Tac Demonstration Team, the U.S. Coast Guard and the 106th Rescue Wing NY Air National Guard HC – 130 / HH 60 Demonstration Team are featured guests in the show, according to the organizer's website.
There will also be civilian performances on Sunday, featuring Warbirds, the American Airpower Museum, David Windmiller, SUNY Farmingdale State College Flying Rams, Skytypers and Mike Goulian.
Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here.
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Even though he had the broken leg, he was going to [save it] — but every time he inched within reach of the cat, it moved two inches, and he's like: 'God damn it,' and yelling for Sharon. We didn't want to step in, even though we wanted to step in.' He recalls getting a call when Sharon threw the ham over the neighbor's wall, which stemmed from the neighbor's loud music. 'People, even friends or acquaintances, ask, 'How did you get her to throw the ham?' I'm like: 'Man, we didn't get her. That just happened.' … That night, a producer called, 'Greg, the cops are coming. What should I do?' … I said, 'Look, just keep rolling. You're not going to get arrested, but just film it.' The episode also saw Ozzy, who was sleeping through much of the action, wake up and roll a log over the fence. 'It was a feeble attempt,' Johnston says. 'It barely goes over the wall. It's not like he's hucking giant pieces of wood at the neighbors.' They used the footage, however, playing the log drop with a sound effect of glass breaking. Johnston's phone rang. 'God bless Ozzy,' he says. 'I never got calls from him about anything — because I didn't think he'd watch it — but he must have watched the cut of this episode or a promo. He said: 'Greg, you can't show that. They've got kids. I could have killed somebody.' I'm like, 'Ozzy, it's just a sound effect. You barely rolled the piece of wood over.' But he [insisted]: 'You can't show that.' He didn't want to hurt anybody.' Why magic could never be replicated The runaway success of the show was a lightning-in-a-bottle moment that was never replicated. The Osbournes succeeded because MTV gave them the time, resources and creative freedom to truly document the family's real life. 'After The Osbournes, networks were like: 'Oh, we want something similar, but we want to know what's going to happen [ahead of time],'' Johnston says. 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Johnston also recalls never laughing 'as much or as hard as I did' with the star, who was effortlessly funny through his timing, reactions and offhand remarks. 'The world is a much less magical, funny and interesting place without Ozzy in it,' Johnston says. 'We were all lucky to be in his orbit.' Solve the daily Crossword
