NASA Participates in California’s Pacific Airshow

A NASA F/A-18 aircraft is shown flying next to the agency’s newly painted F-15 during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, California, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026. The F‑15, from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, is painted in honor of America’s 250th birthday.

A NASA F/A-18 aircraft is shown flying next to the agency’s newly painted F-15 during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, California, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026. The F‑15, from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, is painted in honor of America’s 250th birthday.

Photographer NASA/Jim Ross
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