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If I am not mistaken, the pilot of the red white and blue BD5-J is a retired F-4 Phantom II driver who also flew with the Blue Angels. I've seen his airshow ads in the aviation press.
(From the beginning narrative) "Although never a routine part of the Thunderbird show in 1956, the solo would fly supersonic at the request of the air show sponsor. Eventually, the Federal Aviation Authority, a precursor to the Federal Aviation Administration, banned all supersonic flight at air shows and consequently, today’s sequence is entirely subsonic."

A few years ago at the Reno Air Races, the Air Force sent a solo F-16 demonstration pilot to entertain the crowd between races. After a few routine maneuvers, the show narrator announced that "Captain X will now make a 700 mph high speed pass down show center." I thought to myself, "This ought to be interesting." Another member of the aviation cognoscentii seated next to me said, "Remind me what the speed of sound is." I replied "760 mph at sea level and standard temperature." He asked "What's the field elevation here?" "About 5,200 feet" I told him. "I wonder what the speed of sound is at 5,200 (BOOM! - BOOM!)feet? (Laughing) "It must be a bit less than 700mph, I guess." The airshow announcer tried to cover the pilot's tracks by announcing "We would like to thank the US Navy for their generous donation of the invisible explosives used in this high speed pass." Nonetheless, everyone knew what had just happened. During Sunday's performance, his name was announced as Captain Boom Boom. He throttled back on the high speed pass that day.

Cool!

The airshow announcer tried to cover the pilot's tracks by announcing "We would like to thank the US Navy for their generous donation of the invisible explosives used in this high speed pass."

LOL! I can remember when sonic booms were a regular occurrance.

700mph pass at a 5200ft ground level strip..
*Dies laughing*