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1969: An estimated 15,000 to 25,000 people had attended an open house at Cannon Air Force Base.

While many were there for the static displays of F-111 fighter jets and other aircraft used by the 832nd Air Division, the Thunderbirds and Golden Knights were the main attractions.

The Clovis News-Journal reported hundreds of people lined the highway between Clovis and Cannon to watch the aerial displays.

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