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The "air meet" refers to what was then the largest aerial maneuvers held in the western United States, involving 135 U.S. Army planes from as far afield as Virginia. The operation was centered at Mather Field over several weeks in April of 1930. A variety of tactics were executed over northern California, including the low-elevation formation flying seen here.
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