Skyfest 2004 through 2014

Team Fairchild is scheduled to host Skyfest, a free open house air show, July 29-30, 2017 featuring the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds headlining the event. In the past up to 200,000 people flocked to the base to see the show. Take a look back at photos from past Skyfest events.

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Mon., July 24, 2017

PT 17 WWII era biplanes flew past a multicolored umbrella during Skyfest 2014 at Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane, Washington on Saturday, May 31, 2014.

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"I got out of the Navy in November of 1952," said Korean War veteran Harold Vannurden of Spokane as he stayed cool in the shade during Skyfest 2014 at Fairchild Air Force Base on Saturday, May 31, 2014.

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Staff Sargent Roman Grijalva of the U.S.Army's Golden Knights kicked off Skyfest 2014 at Fairchild Air Force Base on Saturday, May 31, 2014.

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Pilot Kent Peitch glided the Interstate Cadet 90 HP through the sky during Skyfest 2014 at Fairchild Air Force Base on Saturday, May 31, 2014.

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Kids got to tour the UH-60A/L "Black Hawk" during Skyfest 2014 at Fairchild Air Force Base on Saturday, May 31, 2014.

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Members of Air Force Thunderbirds took to the sky during Skyfest 2014 at Fairchild Air Force Base on Saturday, May 31, 2014.

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The crowd files out of an Air Force reserve Command C5B Galaxy walking toward a KC 10 air refueler during Skyfest 2014 at Fairchild Air Force Base on Saturday, May 31, 2014.

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Skyfest 2014 attracted thousands to Fairchild Air Force Base on Saturday, May 31, 2014.

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An F-4 Phantom, top, a P-51 Mustang, center, and an A-10 Thunderbolt fly in formation at Skyfest 2010 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Saturday, July 24, 2010. This formation of aircraft old and new is called a "heritage flight" and it matched a, from top to bottom, a Vietnam era fighter, a WWII-era fighter and a modern ground attack plane.

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The Air Force' B-2 Spirit, better known as the stealth bomber, makes a flyby pass at Skyfest 2010, Saturday, July 24, 2010, at Fairchild Air Force Base. The massive flying wing was whisper quiet compared to the many jets and prop planes that flew at the air show.

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The Thunderbirds rocket past the announcer's platform during Skyfest 2010, Saturday, July 24, 2010, at Fairchild Air Force Base.

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Four of the Thunderbirds rocket towards the ground during their routine at Skyfest 2010 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Saturday, July 24, 2010.

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Tim Weber, in his Geico-sponsored X300 airplane, drops into a dive and prepares to go vertical again at Skyfest 2010 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Saturday, July 24, 2010.

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The Air Force' demonstration team known as the Thunderbirds rocket up a vertical climb over Skyfest 2010, which included a car show of classic and recent Ford Thunderbirds on the apron at Fairchild Air Force Base, Saturday, July 24, 2010.

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Crowds at the biannual military air show seek shelter in the shade of a massive B-1 bomber at Skyfest 2010 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Saturday, July 24, 2010.

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A P-51 Mustang, top, an F-4 Phantom, center, and an A-10 Thunderbolt fly in formation at Skyfest 2010 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Saturday, July 24, 2010. This formation of aircraft old and new is called a "heritage flight" and it matched a, from top to bottom, WWII fighter, a Vietnam-era fighter and a modern ground attack plane.

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Students from Fairchild Air Force Base' SERE school tumble out of the back of a C-130 at Skyfest 2010 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Saturday, July 24, 2010.

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The Blue Angels flying team arrives at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008. The team is in town for an air show August 8-10 at the base.

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An Air Force F-15 puts on a display of pure power as it takes off and climbs at a steep angle at Skyfest, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008, at Fairchild Air Force Base.

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The crowd seeks shade under the fuselage of a B-1B bomber at Skyfest, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008, at Fairchild Air Force Base.

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Landon Smith, 2, tries to follow his father's gaze to the F-22 Raptor and its demonstration routine at Skyfest, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008, at Fairchild Air Force Base.

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Four Blue Angels fly in formation over the west plains, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008. The Blue Angels precision flying team is headlining the weekend air show Skyfest at Fairchild Air Force Base Saturday and Sunday.

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This aerial shot shows planes and the cars of visitors gathered at Skyfest, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008, at Fairchild Air Force Base.

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(from left) A MiG-17, a MiG-15 and an American FJ-4B Fury fly in formation at Skyfest, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008, at Fairchild Air Force Base.

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Tylan Nead of Spokane Valley, walks out of the CV-22 Osprey after touring it, Saturday, July 29, 2006. Skyfest 2006 featured more than 20 performances including the Thunderbirds.

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A performer paints the sky with smoke at Skyfest 2006, Saturday, July 29, 2006.

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A F-117 Nighthawk flys past Fairchild Air Force Base as part of Skyfest 2006, Saturday, July 29, 2006.

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Visitors tour the belly of a C-17 during Skyfest on Saturday, July 24, 2004, at Fairchild Airforce Base. About 52,000 people attended the event despite temperatures in the 90s.

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The Airforce Thuderbirds perform over Fairchild Airforce Base on Saturday, July 24, 2004, for the grand finale of the 2004 Skyfest. About 52,000 people attended the event despite temperatures in the 90's.

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