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Tank Fest at Everett’s Paine Field

Published 7:31 pm Monday, May 30, 2016

By Herald staff

Cade Traino, 17, handles a decommissioned M9A1 Bazooka with the help of David Boyd (left) during Tank Fest at the Flying Heritage Collection at Paine Field on Memorial Day.
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Cade Traino, 17, handles a decommissioned M9A1 Bazooka with the help of David Boyd (left) during Tank Fest at the Flying Heritage Collection at Paine Field on Memorial Day.

Cade Traino, 17, handles a decommissioned M9A1 Bazooka with the help of David Boyd (left) during Tank Fest at the Flying Heritage Collection at Paine Field on Memorial Day.
WWII reenactor Blake Nelson takes a drink from his canteen during Tank Fest on Monday.
WWII reenactors create a taste of combat action during Tank Fest.
Beau Grant examines a decommissioned 106mm recoilless rifle during Tank Fest on Monday.

Visitors to Paine Field saw restored tanks, military vehicles and artillery weapons as part of the Flying Heritage Collection’s TankFest Northwest on Monday.

The Memorial Day events included driving and firing demonstrations.

Visitors also saw the Puget Sound Military Vehicle Collectors Club parade and the International Plastic Modelers Society’s military vehicle models.

Information about the collection is online at www.flyingheritage.com.

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