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Dayton Air Show Expects Smaller Crowds

Organizers of the Dayton Air Show expect smaller crowds this weekend, thanks to the Air Force Thunderbirds and other military support pulling out because of federal budget cuts.

The two-day show usually draws around 70,000 people and has a $3.2 million impact on the local economy. But the Thunderbirds precision jet team had to withdraw earlier this year because of federal cutbacks, along with military support from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

Air show general manager Brenda Kerfoot tells The Dayton Daily News that without the jet team in the lineup, the show could see 30 percent fewer people.

Dozens of air shows across the nation have shut down this year because they lost military planes. The Dayton show cut its budget by about one-third this time.

 

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