A ride to remember: Air Force Thunderbirds give Oregon District hero officer an ‘amazing’ ride

Dayton police officer Ryan Nabel withstood a 9-G F-16 ride like an authentic “G machine,” Air Force Thunderbirds Advance Pilot Maj. Jason Markzon declared Friday, a day before the opening of the CenterPoint Energy Dayton Air Show.


Nabel enjoyed the ride as a “hometown hero” at Dayton International Airport, a day before the Thunderbirds flight demonstration team is set to perform at the show.

“It was amazing,” Nabel said after the ride, once he “found his legs.”