Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk flies with the Thunderbirds in an F-16 ahead of Fort Lauderdale show
Matthew Tkachuk's daughter, born just a few weeks ago, probably had her afternoon nap interrupted on Friday. The star forward for the Florida Panthers was a civilian passenger with the Air Force’s air demonstration squadron Friday, getting to ride in the back seat of a Thunderbirds F-16 Fighting Falcon ahead of this weekend's Fort Lauderdale Air Show. Tkachuk was part of a practice flight with Lt.
Col. Tyler “Wrath” Keener, even getting his name on the side of the jet.
DANIA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk's daughter, born just a few weeks ago, probably had her afternoon nap interrupted on Friday. See, there was some noise over the house.
The walls probably shook a bit, too. That's what happens when an F-16 flies over the family home, repeatedly — and Tkachuk didn't mind whatsoever. The star forward for the Florida Panthers was a civilian passenger with the Air Force’s air demonstration squadron Friday, getting to ride in the back seat of a Thunderbirds F-16 Fighting Falcon ahead of this weekend's Fort Lauderdale Air Show.
Tkachuk was part of a practice flight with Lt. Col. Tyler “Wrath” Keener, even getting his name on the side of the jet.