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An F-35A Lightning II, assigned to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, takes off. (U.S. Air Force photo by Anthony Pham) — 419th Fighter Wing News

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Lt. Col. Chris Robinson, 466th Fighter Squadron, explains his flyover route to Staff Sgt. Matthew Hix, 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief. Robinson and three other pilots flew over 19 cities, a distance of 700 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo/Crystal Charriere)

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Maj. Bart Wilbanks, flight lead for the July Fourth flyovers, briefs his team before takeoff. Wilbanks and his team of reservists executed flyovers for 19 Independence Day celebrations across Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Crystal Charriere)

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Lt. Col. Chris Robinson, 466th Fighter Squadron, waves as he makes his way to the runway. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Crystal Charriere)

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Pilots from the 419th Fighter Wing take off from Hill Air Force Base to perform flyovers for Independence Day celebrations across Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Crystal Charriere)

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419th soars over 19 cities on Independence Day

Published July 5, 2012
By Senior Airman Crystal Charriere
419th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- 419th Fighter Wing pilots and maintainers helped make July Fourth extra special for 19 cities as four F-16s soared over Independence Day parades across the state. The pilots flew nearly 700 miles in just under two hours to achieve the 19 flyovers, a national record for flyovers on the Fourth of July this year.

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