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Jones Beach to host first-ever patriotic drone display for Memorial Day, air show to move to July 4th

Nypost · · 455 words · By Brandon Cruz
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13 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Jones Beach to host first-ever patriotic drone display for Memorial Day”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Jones Beach is hosting its first-ever drone show for Memorial Day to replace the traditional air show.
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web search NEUTRAL — Indiana Jones ... Indiana Jones is an American media franchise consisting of five films and a prequel television series, along with games, comics, and tie-in novels. The franchise centers on the adven…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jones
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web search NEUTRAL — Award-winning snowboarder, environmentalist, and entrepreneur Jeremy Jones is one of the most accomplished action sports athletes of all time. A lifetime in serious mountains shaped his vision for equ…
https://www.jonessnowboards.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Manufacturer of golf bags, backpacks and a variety of accessories for golfers. Engaging generations of golfers through inherited traditions and continued innovation. Jones Sports Co.
https://www.jonessportsco.com/
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“air show to move to July 4th”
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Multiple sources state the traditional air show is being moved to July 5-6.
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web search NEUTRAL — Indiana Jones ... Indiana Jones is an American media franchise consisting of five films and a prequel television series, along with games, comics, and tie-in novels. The franchise centers on the adven…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jones
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web search NEUTRAL — Award-winning snowboarder, environmentalist, and entrepreneur Jeremy Jones is one of the most accomplished action sports athletes of all time. A lifetime in serious mountains shaped his vision for equ…
https://www.jonessnowboards.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Manufacturer of golf bags, backpacks and a variety of accessories for golfers. Engaging generations of golfers through inherited traditions and continued innovation. Jones Sports Co.
https://www.jonessportsco.com/
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“patriotic light show featuring 1,000 drones over the Atlantic Ocean”
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Two independent search results explicitly mention the use of 1,000 drones over the Atlantic Ocean.
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web search NEUTRAL — Memorial Day weekend will look a bit different this year at Jones Beach State Park. A drone show is scheduled to take the place of the traditional FourLeaf Air Show, which is being moved to July 5-6 i…
https://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/holidays/memorial-day/mdw-…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adPqagG1dc0
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web search NEUTRAL — The annual Memorial Day Air Show kicked off this holiday weekend. Organizers say this year’s weekend show has the most military performers in its 21-year history. More than 180,000 people flocked to J…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/which-field-is-the-air-show-…
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“The show’s first-ever drone performance, scheduled for 20 minutes on May 24 at 9 p.m.”
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Evidence confirms the program is 20 minutes long and starts at 9 p.m.
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web search NEUTRAL — Drones have evolved over the years and become perfect flying machines. Why are drones designed the way they are today?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_XneaFmOmU
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web search NEUTRAL — The Glamorous Chongqing Drone Light Show is a permanent spectacle staged in Chongqing's core waterfront area. It occurs routinely every Saturday night and during major holidays.Planning Your Visit. Wh…
https://www.chinadiscovery.com/chongqing/drone-show.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Magic of Lights - Jones Beach - went around 6:30 pm on a Sunday, traffic was not bad but during December will have long wait times, very beautiful for family, 9/10 recommend #fyp #nyc #magicoflights #…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/jones-beach-magic-lights-wai…
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“bumps the traditional air show to the Fourth of July weekend — July 5 and 6”
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Sources explicitly state the air show is moved to July 5-6.
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web search NEUTRAL — Indiana Jones ... Indiana Jones is an American media franchise consisting of five films and a prequel television series, along with games, comics, and tie-in novels. The franchise centers on the adven…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jones
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web search NEUTRAL — Award-winning snowboarder, environmentalist, and entrepreneur Jeremy Jones is one of the most accomplished action sports athletes of all time. A lifetime in serious mountains shaped his vision for equ…
https://www.jonessnowboards.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Manufacturer of golf bags, backpacks and a variety of accessories for golfers. Engaging generations of golfers through inherited traditions and continued innovation. Jones Sports Co.
https://www.jonessportsco.com/
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“as part of the state’s broader celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence”
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Wikipedia and White House sources confirm the United States is celebrating the 250th anniversary (Semiquincentennial) of the Declaration of Independence.
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web search NEUTRAL — The United States Semiquincentennial, also called the Bisesquicentennial, the Sestercentennial, or the Quarter Millennium, will be the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independenc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Semiquincentenni…
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web search NEUTRAL — Signers of the Declaration of Independence.Freedom 250 has created six state-of-the-art mobile museums, known as “Freedom Trucks,” which are traveling across the country to 48 contiguous states throug…
https://www.whitehouse.gov/freedom250/
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web search NEUTRAL — Celebrations across the United States are expected in the coming months as Americans mark the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding. Americans can find parties, fireworks, sporting events, and op…
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/americas-250th-heres-…
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“The flying robots will be sent soaring up to 400 feet in the air”
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Multiple sources confirm the drones will fly up to 400 feet in the air.
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web search NEUTRAL — The 20-minute program will utilize 1,000 drones launched up to 400 feet in the air over the Atlantic Ocean starting at 9 p.m. These drones form familiar illustrations that get illuminated at night und…
https://drones.jonesbeach.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Long Island's notorious Memorial Day air show is going futuristic this year with its first ever drone show. Jones Beach/Facebook The flying robots will be sent soaring up to 400 feet in the air ...
https://nypost.com/2026/05/12/us-news/jones-beach-to-host-pa…
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web search NEUTRAL — Memorial Day weekend will look a little different this year at Jones Beach. Instead of the traditional air show, Long Islanders can expect watch a drone show light up the skies.
https://longisland.news12.com/2026/05/05/drone-show-set-for-…
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“The drone show, organized by Gov. Kathy Hochul, the New York State Legislature and the NYS 250th Commemoration Commission, is being designed by Grizzly Entertainment”
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While the drone show's existence is corroborated, the specific detail about Grizzly Entertainment and the organizing bodies is not independently confirmed by the provided search results (which returned irrelevant results for 'Grizzly').
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web search NEUTRAL — The grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), also known as the North American brown bear or simply grizzly, is a population or subspecies [4] of the brown bear inhabiting North America.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizzly_bear
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web search NEUTRAL — Grizzly Industrial, Inc. is a national retail and internet company providing a wide variety of high-quality woodworking and metalworking machinery, power tools, hand tools and accessories.
https://www.grizzly.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · Grizzly bear, common name for a brown bear belonging to the subspecies Ursus arctos horribilis. It is a massive animal with humped shoulders and an elevated forehead. The fur is brownish …
https://www.britannica.com/animal/grizzly-bear
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“Grizzly Entertainment — the same company behind Nassau County’s 9/11 drone show tribute in Bethpage last year”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm Grizzly Entertainment's involvement in a 9/11 tribute in Bethpage.
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“The Navy Blue Angels will soar through the skies a month later, on July 5 and 6”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the Navy Blue Angels' schedule for July 5 and 6.
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“This year, the Blue Angels will also be joined by the Canadian Snowbirds, the US Army Golden Knights, and the Navy’s F-35C Lightning II Demo Team”
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“a fireworks show is also set for July 4 at 9:30 p.m.”
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“Visitors can also catch Revolutionary War reenactors camping out as the all-Black 1st Rhode Island Regiment and the 5th New York Regiment”
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