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U.S. Air Force Thunderbird Flying ‘Never Gets Easy,’ Pilot Says

USAF Thunderbird Pilot Maj. Kyle Oliver
Maj. Kyle Oliver
Credit: Molly McMilliin/Aviation Week
WICHITA—Growing up in a U.S. Air Force family, Maj. Kyle Oliver, the No. 5 pilot in the Thunderbirds air demonstration squadron, knew from a young age he wanted to join the military and fly jets. But it was after watching the Thunderbirds fly their Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcons during a...
Molly McMillin

Molly McMillin is managing editor of business aviation for Aviation Week and editor-in-chief of the Business Aviation & AAM Report, an Aviation Week market intelligence report.

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