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Show 2D Lakeside Review North, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 1983 Open Mouse Events Varied HILL AIR FORCE BASE -Mankind's first manned flight in 1783 and continued progress 200 years later will be commemorated at the Hill Air Force Base Open House on Sept. 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will be open to the public at no charge and include a day of aerial flyovers, music and informational exhibits. The theme of the open house event is Air and Space Bicentcnnicl, 200 Years of Manned Flight. On Nov. 21, 1783 near Paris, France, the first manned flight took place aboard a hot air balloon. The Treaty of Paris was also signed that year ending the Revolutionary War. These two events are commemorated with the launching of the Treaty of Paris balloon at 10 a.m. The feature attraction of the day is the Utah debut of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds in their 6 Fighting Falcon aircraft. The Thunderbirds will F-1- 22 present their precision aerial ents together for the last are demonstration with their red, years. Members of the group white and blue beginning at 2 p.m. Spectators are invited to bring lawn chairs or blankets for comfort as they view the 6 planes flying overhead. The U.S. Air Force Academy's Wings of Blue parachuting team will hold a demonstration at 1:10 p.m. Weather permitting, three musical groups will be performing at a bandstand located on the northeast corner of Building 1. The Hill Field Silver and Blue Band will start the day off at 9:30 a.m. Ranging in age from 8 to 80, the 43 member all volunteer band is made up of Air Force personnel, base civilian musiworkers and a few cians. At 12:15 p.m., the Four Rs quartet will perform a variety of songs for the audience. The Four R's are a group of local individuals who have pooled their tal F-1- 6s F-1- 1 off-ba- se Roger Arnold, Ronald Schultz, Roland Hadley, Richard Penrod and Muma Hadley. The Air Force Academy band Wild Blue Country will conclude the musical performances at 1:30 p.m. Wild Blue Country is a group that combines many years of experience in the country and western musical field. Hill Field demonstrations will include flyovers with the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing and 4 flyovers, and a CH-5- 3 helicopter demonstration by the 6514th Test heSquadron. A special UH-1be also will pertakoff licopter formed. Informational exhibit displays will be held inside Building 1. Area cities and Chambers of Commerce are scheduled to have displaysas well as companies such as Texas Instruments, Boeing, Hughes Aircraft and Civil Air Patrol. F-1- KC-13- 5, F-- F-1- N v x be on Force Base open house Saturday. TREATY OF PARIS balloon will Air during Thunderbirds Perform Saturday With their beautiful red, white and blue flying at speeds up to Mach 3, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will present a spectacular airshow of loops, rolls and dives to the Hill Air Force Base open house audience Saturday. Since their first aerial demonstration in 1953, the Thunderbirds have travelled throughout the U.S. and to 45 countries logging over 2450 performances before more than 155 million people. Stationed out of Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas, the Thunderbirds are the official Air Demonstration squadron of the Air Force. They have performed before prime ministers, presidents, foreign dignitaries and F-1- 6s THUNDERBIRDS will appear Saturday in bright red, white and blue F16 aircraft, a favorite event of 1983 Hill Air Force Base open house. foreign audiences giving the Thunderbirds the unofficial title of Americas Ambassadors in Commanded by Maj. Jim Latham, the team flies the super6 sonic General Dynamics Fighting Falcon multirole combat fighter. Performing with Latham who flies the lead aircraft are Capt. Steve Chealander, Capt. Howard Attarian, Maj. Larry Stellmon, Maj.Hoss Jones and Capt. John Bostick. Two additional pilots who fly tlje number seven and eight aircraft are Maj. Jim Bailey and Capt. Alan R.D. Minkel. Thun-derbir- d F-1- Hill cer. The most visible part of the Thunderbirds is the aircraft. The 6 Fighting Falcon is the teams eighth different aircraft. After starting out in the Continued on Page 10D F-1- G AFB Open House Agenda Sept. 17, 1983 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 10 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 10:35 a.m. 10:40 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 10:50 a.m. 11 a.m. 1 1:30 a.m. 1 1:35 1 a.m. 1:40 a.m. 12:05 p.m. 12:15 p.m. 12:20 p.m. 12:45 p.m. 1:10 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2 69 d Blue. 9: FROM US Stellmon of Hot Springs, Montana is the only Thunder-birpilot who has been stationed at Hill Field. Most of the teams basic rolls and loops are done out of the famous diamond formation. Six are used by the Thunderplanes birds to do the aerial stunts with Minkel serving as the narrator and Bailey as the logistics offi- p.m. 2:20 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Gates open Silver and Blue Band performance Treaty of Paris balloon launch 6 aircraft zoom departure 6 aircraft takeoff (388th Tactical F-1- F-1- Fighter Wing aircraft takeoff helicopter takeoff 4 aircraft takeoff Combat Search and Resue with pararescue demonstration 5 and aircraft 4 aircraft 6 aircraft Model aircraft demonstration 4Rs singing group performance aircraft carrying Wings of J. Blue parachute team takes off CH-5- 3 helicopter demonstration (6514th Test Squadron) Wings of Blue parachute team demonstration Wild Blue Country band performance Thunderbirds ground ceremony begins Thunderbirds engine start Thunderbirds demonstration F-1- UH-1- N F-- KC-13F-- F-1- fly-ov- er F-1- fly-ov- er C-1- 30 3:10 p.m. Thunderbirds land .4 p.m. Open House. ends-- . fly-ov- er |