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Aria Davey, 7, quizzes Canadian Air Force pilot Igor Vukalija about the cockpit of his CT-156 training aircraft at the Skyfest airshow Saturday at Fairchild Air Force Base.
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While some seek shade under the wings of a KC-135 Stratotanker, others line up to tour a KC-46 Pegasus, the newer tanker aircraft of the Air Force at the Skyfest airshow Saturday at Fairchild Air Force Base. Though the premier demonstration team, the Thunderbirds, did not come to this year’s show, thousands of visitors got to see the F-35 fighter plane and the A-10 Thunderbolt II put through their paces, along with civilian aircraft and equipment on static display on the ground.
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Drew and Dave Watson of the Yellow Thunder aerobatic team buzz the observer's planform at the Skyfest airshow at Fairchild Air Force Base Saturday, June 22, 2024. Yellow Thunder is based out of Ponoka, Alberta and use T-6 Texan trainers that were formerly used by the Royal Canadian Air Force.
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A KC-135 Stratotanker and a C-17 Globemaster cargot plane simulate inflight refueling for the gathered audience, though they didn't actually link the two planes for safety reasons at the Skyfest airshow at Fairchild Air Force Base Saturday, June 22, 2024.
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Anthony Urbina, right, has his photo taken with Lt. Col. Eric Antonietti by a T-38 Talon aircraft on display while taking a tour of the Air Force training jet at the Skyfest airshow Saturday at Fairchild Air Force Base. Urbina said he has an interest in being a military pilot someday.
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A crowd of new enlistees and their families walk around two A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft before the start of the Skyfest airshow at Fairchild Air Force Base Saturday, June 22, 2024. The enlistees held their swearing in ceremony in front of the visiting aircraft on the base' flightline. The A-10 aircraft are on their final demonstration tour as the plane is preparing to be retired from service.
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Photographers line up along the fence as a Cold War-era T-33 trainer jet makes a low pass and trailing smoke at the Skyfest airshow at Fairchild Air Force Base Saturday, June 22, 2024. The program at this year's event included civilian aircraft, historical military aircraft like the T-33, parachute teams and active Air Force F-35 fighters and the A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack plane, plus numerous static displays on the ground.
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The other side of the runway from the audience erupts in a line of gasoline-powered flames set up by a pyrotechnics crew to simulate the attack of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, which darted away before the explosion was ignited at the Skyfest airshow at Fairchild Air Force Base Saturday, June 22, 2024. The Thunderbolt II, affectionately called the Warhog, is scheduled to be retired from service and is on its farewell tour.
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As civilian aircraft do aerobatics overhead, Lt. Col. Eric Antonietti, second from left, give talks about the T-38 Talon aircraft on display at the Skyfest airshow at Fairchild Air Force Base Saturday, June 22, 2024.
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An A-10 Thunderbolt makes a steep banking turn over the flightline at the Skyfest airshow at Fairchild Air Force Base Saturday, June 22, 2024. The A-10 is on a farewell tour because it is scheduled for retirement from military service.
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Photographers line up along the fence for photos of civilian and military aircraft at the Skyfest airshow at Fairchild Air Force Base Saturday, June 22, 2024. The program at this year's event included civilian and military aircraft, parachute teams plus numerous static displays on the ground.
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Audience members on bleacher watch a pair of F-35 fighter planes make a slow pass at the Skyfest airshow at Fairchild Air Force Base Saturday, June 22, 2024.
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The Wings of Blue parachute team from the U.S. Air Force Academy freefalls while trailing smoke while performing at Fairchild Air Force Base Saturday, June 22, 2024. The team popped their chutes a moment later and made controlled landings while carrying the flags of the military branches.
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Pilots Stephen Christopher and Todd Rudberg of the Undaunted Airshows team perform at the Skyfest airshow at Fairchild Air Force Base Saturday, June 22, 2024. The pair fly RV kit aircraft and are from
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Attendees fill VIP seating at tables along the flightline to wath the civilian and military aircraft at the Skyfest airshow at Fairchild Air Force Base Saturday, June 22, 2024.
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Audience members watch a C-17 Globemaster make a slow pass down the runway at the Skyfest airshow at Fairchild Air Force Base Saturday, June 22, 2024.
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