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Mountain Madness Air Show 2014

| August 30, 2014 5:55 PM

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<p>The Thunderbirds fly over the crowd in diamond formation on Saturday, August 30 at the Mountain Madness Air Show. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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<p>The Thunderbirds fly over the crowd in diamond formation on Saturday, August 30 at the Mountain Madness Air Show. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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<p>The crowd waits as the Thunderbirds fire their engines and prepare for their show on Saturday, August 30 at the Mountain Madness Air Show. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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<p>The Thunderbirds fly over the crowd in diamond formation on Saturday, August 30 at the Mountain Madness Air Show. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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<p>View of the crowd gathered from the cockpit of a C-130 on display with members of the Air National Guard out of Great Falls, Montana on Saturday, August 30 at the Mountain Madness Air Show. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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<p>The crowd taking in the show on Saturday, August 30 at the Mountain Madness Air Show. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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<p>The crowd taking in the show on Saturday, August 30 at the Mountain Madness Air Show. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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<p>Scenes from the Mountain Madness Air Show on Saturday, August 30. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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<p>Kyle Feller of Kalispell and Cindy Walters of Thompson Falls watching the show on Saturday, August 30 at the Mountain Madness Air Show. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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<p>The Air National Guard out of Great Falls brought in a C-130 for the Mountain Madness Air Show on Saturday, August 30. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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<p>Scenes from the Mountain Madness Air Show on Saturday, August 30. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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<p>Tyler Godbold, 20, and others practice swearing into the United States Air Force on Saturday, August 30 at the Mountain Madness Air Show. The official swearing in happened immediately prior to the Thunderbirds flight. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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<p>Ryan Eckert of Boise, Idaho and his son Trevor Eckert, 4, on Saturday, August 30 at the Mountain Madness Air Show. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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<p>Detail of planes on display on Saturday, August 30 at the Mountain Madness Air Show. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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<p>Kevin Wilmot of Whitefish and his son Eric Wilmot, 4, watch as the Thunderbirds perform on Saturday, August 30 at the Mountain Madness Air Show. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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<p>Danielle Dorman, 24, of Kalispell waves a flag and cheers as the Thunderbirds prepare for take off on Saturday, August 30 at the Mountain Madness Air Show. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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<p>Overview of the crowd on Saturday, August 30 at the Mountain Madness Air Show. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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<p>A man aims his camera at the sky for the Thunderbirds performance on Saturday, August 30 at the Mountain Madness Air Show. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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<p>A crowd member waves as planes make a pass on Saturday, August 30 at the Mountain Madness Air Show. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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<p>Planes fly over tents on Saturday, August 30 at the Mountain Madness Air Show. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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<p>Judy and Steve O'Dwyer of Bozeman with their six-year-old son Aiden watch as the Thunderbirds prepare for their show on Saturday, August 30 at the Mountain Madness Air Show. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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<p>Cody Katzer, 3, of Libby takes in the show from the steps leading up to a F-16 on Saturday, August 30 at the Mountain Madness Air Show. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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<p>The crowd taking in the show on Saturday, August 30 at the Mountain Madness Air Show. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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<p>Kathy Shappell and her grandson Bryant Shappell, 6, take in the show on Saturday, August 30 at the Mountain Madness Air Show. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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<p>Scenes from the Mountain Madness Air Show on Saturday, August 30. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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<p>Dagon Burkhart, 9, of Polson sits in a cockpit on Saturday, August 30 at the Mountain Madness Air Show. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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<p>Louise Aegerter of Shelby, Montana watches the sky on Saturday, August 30 at the Mountain Madness Air Show. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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<p>Scenes from the Mountain Madness Air Show on Saturday, August 30. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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<p>McColl Miller, 10, of Bigfork plays on a bungee trampoline on Saturday, August 30 at the Mountain Madness Air Show. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

Photos by Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake