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Show 63 , Lakeside Review North, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 1983 Delight Crowds EHmdesrMsrds HILL AIR FORCE BASE larger crowd than expected by Hill Crowds of spectators estimated at officials.' The main event of the day was more than than 165,000 gathered at Hill Air Force Base Saturday to the appearance of the Air Force Thunderbirds making, their Utah watch the red,, white and blue 6 Thunderbirds and enjoy a day of debut in the 6 Fighting Falcons. 'open house activities. The weather Rolls and precision loops by the was perfect with bright blue skies famed team amazed the crowd be'and warm temperatures for the Air low who craned their necks to Force open house which drew a watch the planes in action. -- F-1- F-1- base. Other Hill based aircraft that were demonstrated included the F-- 4 KC-13and Phantom, The day began with the Hill Sil- UH-1helicopters. Exhibits, Conver and Blue Band performance cession stands and souvenirs were and the launching of the Treaty of heavily patronized by the crowd. Paris balloon. The balloon launch Some of the many planes and jets signified how far man. had come in on display for the public to walk the 200 years since the first manned through included the C-- 1 30 Hercuascent in a hot air balloon in 1783.' les transport plane and the The 388th Tactical Fighter Wing Super Sabre. The Sabre was used by Soon the Air Force in the late 1950s and stationed at Hill sent up in what is a daily event at the was the first plane to break the su after, , 5, F-1- 05 N F-1- 00 F-1- 6s personic speed barrier. One of the countrys top parachuting teams, the Wings of Blue, performed also. A special precision parachuting squad from the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs,- the Wings of Blue team leaped from a plane overhead and performed a series of intricate maneuvers as they drifted down- smim pern - ward. , mwBM ' Then came the most anticipated event of the open house, the 6 Thunderbirds. , Photos By Rodney Wright F-1- mmikn a |