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Two F/A-18C Hornet aircraft break the sound barrier during an air power demonstration for the friends and family of U.S. Navy sailors assigned to USS Kitty Hawk Sept. 23, 2007.

SOUND BARRIER

Two F/A-18C Hornet aircraft break the sound barrier during an air power demonstration for the friends and family of U.S. Navy sailors assigned to USS Kitty Hawk Sept. 23, 2007.

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