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Spectators watch the Aeroshell Aerobatics fly over Lake Michigan during the annual South Shore Airshow.

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The annual air show in Gary attracts more than half million visitors to the Northwest Indiana beaches eager to be entertained.

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The Aeroshell Aerobatics perform during the annual Gary South Shore Airshow.

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Alexandra Ocotoxtle, center, of Gary, points out a parachuter to Alexander Gomez, 7, of Merrillville, during the Gary South Shore Airshow at Marquette Park and Beach in Gary.

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Spectators watch the Aeroshell Aerobatics fly over Lake Michigan during the 11th annual South Shore Airshow from atop a dune July 9, at Marquette Park and Beach in Gary.

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Spectators watch the Aeroshell Aerobatics fly over Lake Michigan during the 11th annual South Shore Airshow from atop a dune Friday, July 9, at Marquette Park and Beach in Gary.

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Spectators watch the Aeroshell Aerobatics fly over Lake Michigan during 11th annual South Shore Airshow from atop a dune July 9 at Marquette Park and Beach in Gary.

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Lima Lima Flight Team pilots fly in a diamond formation Saturday during the air show.

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Alexandra Ocotoxtle, of Gary, points out a parachuter to Alexander Gomez, 7, of Merrillville, during the Gary South Shore Air Show on Saturday.

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Octavio Covarrubias, of Mexico, carries on his shoulders St. John resident David Salinas, 7, as they play in Lake Michigan on Saturday during the South Shore Air Show.

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Spectators watch and wave to Dave Dacey and Wingwalker Tony Kazian as they fly by in a Super Stearman Byplane on Saturday during the 11th annual Gary South Shore Air Show at Marquette Park in Gary.

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Cole Hudson, 9, of Mount Prospect, watches as a man parachutes from the sky Saturday during the 11th annual Gary South Shore Air Show at Marquette Park in Gary.

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Lolita Whitehead, of Calumet Township, cheers Saturday as a plane flies by during a performance at the air show in Gary.

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Krystal Lowe, of Merrillville, follows a jet as it streaks across the sky during the air show Friday at Marquette Park in Gary.

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The Dave Dacy Wingwalking Act performs during the 11th annual Gary South Shore Air show Friday.

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Spectators watch the Aeroshell Aerobatics fly over Lake Michigan on Friday during the 11th annual 11th annual Gary South Shore Air Show at Marquette Park.