Reagan National Airport was closed for about three hours on Friday, as some amazing aerial displays took place in celebration of America 250 and the Fourth of July. 

According to Freedom 250 event organizers, Friday’s “Wings of Freedom” event featured "parachute teams, helicopters and military aircraft, including the U.S. Marine Corps’ MV-22 Osprey and F-35B, the Navy’s F-18F and F-35C, the Air Force’s F-22 Raptor, the Thunderbirds and a tri-bomber formation."

The U.S. Army Golden Knights and the U.S. Navy Leap Frogs parachuted in; you can see some coming in over the Great American State Fair. There were also U.S. Army helicopters over the Fair and the Washington Monument. 

Then came the very cool F-35B Lightning with the ability to hover. 

This was also very cool: 

They finished up with the U.S. Air Force tri-bomber formation. 


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That was all just a kick-off to some of the amazing stuff that's going to happen on Saturday for the Fourth of July.

Flyovers and demonstrations are scheduled throughout the afternoon and evening along the National Mall and Washington Monument grounds, including appearances by Air Force One, the Thunderbirds, Blue Angels, military aircraft fleet reviews, parachute demonstrations and B-2 stealth bombers.

Highlights include an Air Force One flyover scheduled for 7:03 p.m., a Thunderbirds demonstration beginning at 6:25 p.m., a tri-bomber formation at 6:02 p.m. and a stealth aircraft flyover at 7:38 p.m.

We'll certainly bring you what we can — it sounds like it's going to be a great, action-packed day.