PHOTOS: Air Dot Show thunders over Harrisburg
Above: abc27's Allie Berube takes flight with the Blue Angels
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — The Air Dot Show tour thundered into Central Pennsylvania Saturday for the first day of the two-day event.
It's the national tour's first stop in Pennsylvania and brings the U.S. Navy Blue Angels back to the Harrisburg area for the first time in decades.
Berks native to lead F-16 Viper Demonstration Team at Harrisburg air show
This is at the Harrisburg International Airport near Middletown.
abc27 News Photographer Carmine Scicchitano was there and shares these photos:
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