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More Than 210,000 Attend SkyFest 2014

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by Robin Dich, Technical Media Producer - email
FAIR CHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. - The SkyFest air show returned to Fairchild Air Force Base this weekend for the first time since 2010 when it was grounded by budget problems.

More than 210,000 people attended SkyFest during the free two-day event.

"Things are going phenomenal, we couldn't have planned for better weather," said Maj. Robert Aikman, SkyFest 2014 director. "The teams are performing wonderfully, the public is enjoying it, and the traffic is flowing. Everyone is working as a team to make it a success."

There were more than 10 aerial performances and for the grand finale of the day, a demonstration from the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.

The F-16 Thunderbirds precision air team was one of the main attractions.  Among the aircraft on display was the Black Hawk helicopter, the tilt-rotor CV-22 Osprey and the KC-135 Stratotanker, the Air Force's main aerial refueler.



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