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MIRAMAR (KSWB)-

One day before it was supposed to start, the annual Miramar Air Show became a casualty of the government shutdown Thursday, with the military announcing its cancellation.

The news was first released on Twitter.

“We are disappointed to announce that the air show has been canceled,” the MCAS Miramar, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Tweeted around 6:30 a.m.

Officials at MCAS Miramar only learned Thursday morning that the show would be canceled due to the federal government shutdown, said Marine 1st Lt. Chad Hill of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing’s public affairs office. The 58th annual aerial extravaganza was scheduled for Friday and Saturday at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.

FOX40 spoke with organizers of the California Capital Airshow, who say they’ve already heard that people from Miramar will be coming to Sacramento.

Read more on our sister station’s website, FOX5SanDiego.com.

Ian McDonald contributed to this report.