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Blue Angels Homecoming Airshow Connects the Past, Inspires the Future
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The cradle of naval aviation will host the final air show of the year for the Blue Angels this week as they perform their popular demonstrations above the airfield at the Naval Air Station Pensacola. The Navy’s Flight Demonstration Squadron known as the Blue Angels will perform on Saturday and Sunday afternoon. The team’s […] More
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History Soars High as Blue Angels, Thunderbirds, Snowbirds Unite in Flight
CLEVELAND, Ohio — America’s two military flight squadrons joined with Canada’s own military jet team to form a historic flight of unity on Thursday high above the United States and Canadian boarder. Under a mostly blue sky, the Navy’s Blue Angels departed Cleveland on a northeast heading and joined up with the Air Force Thunderbirds […] More
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U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels Inspire Young Adults in STEM Careers
PENSACOLA, Fla. — As the sunshine and blue sky lay above the warm waves on Pensacola Beach, a pair of high performance jets soar over the northern gulf waters in a aerobatic display capturing the attention of the sunbathers below. The twin U.S. Navy jets quickly break away in a planned maneuver and begin to […] More
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Watch: Threshold: The Blue Angels Experience Immerses You in Blue
Threshold: The Blue Angels Experience was produced during the Blue Angels F-4J Phantom II era. Widely recognized as the best Blue Angels film, it portrays not only the all-business jet pilot Blues, but also the relaxed on-their-own-downtime Blue Angels. Directed by Paul Marlow and narrated by Leslie Nielsen, Threshold paints the Blue Angels as the […] More
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BREAKING: Contract Awarded For Blue Angels Transition to Super Hornet
If you’re the sort of inquisitive or just plain nosy Avgeek who regularly checks the US Department of Defense website for contract information, you may have missed a barely-there notification listed on 13 August 2018. The contract to which I refer was right there, in between contracts awarded to Boeing for some CFM56-7B27AE engines and […] More
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Watch: Blue Angels Tradition Recalls the Phantom II Era
The US Navy Flight Demonstration Team, the Blue Angels, made a huge change in 1969. Having flown the Grumman F11F-1 (later F-11) Tiger for the previous 11 seasons, the Blues transitioned to the McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II for the 1969 show season. The shift to the Phantom II required changes to the maneuvers flown […] More
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Navy’s Blue Angels Announce New Pilots, Officers for 2019 Season
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The U.S. Navy Blue Angels announced the selection of new pilots and support officers on Thursday poised to join the elite flight demonstration squadron for the 2019 air show season. The announcement occured as the Blue Angels prepared for their performances this week at the Boeing Seafair Air show near Seattle. Three […] More
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Blues Over Biloxi to showcase Blue Angels, F-16 Viper Demonstrations
BILOXI — The thrust of high performance military jets and the aerobatics of top warbirds will perform above the Mississippi Gulf Coast this weekend as the Navy’s Blues Angels headline the Blues Over Biloxi air show. The Air Force F-16 Viper Demonstration Team, the Army’s Golden Knights parachute team, and more will perform on Saturday and Sunday […] More
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Blue Angels, top aerobatic pilots to highlight Pensacola Beach Airshow
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The tranquility of Florida’s Emerald Coast will awaken this week as the Blue Angels take to the skies above the warm Gulf waters to perform a specialized air show for beach goers during the Red, White, and Blues week. Top civilian aerobatics will join with the Navy’s elite flight demonstration squadron’s six Blue and […] More
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The Flawless Diamond: Digging Deeper Into The Blue Angels Atrium Skyhawks
If you have ever been to the National Naval Aviation Museum (NNAM) at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, you have no doubt seen the Blue Angels Atrium. The atrium is impressive enough in its own right, and since it was completed in 1990 it has been used for all sorts of special events and ceremonies. […] More
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Maintainers take pride in keeping Navy’s Blue Angels on schedule
MYRTLE BEACH, SC — A group of maintainers dedicated in keeping the jets of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels operational for every air show are working long hours each day to ensure their aircraft perform in the highest standards. The pilots of the Navy’s elite Flight Demonstration Squadron are the first to say that the […] More
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Record 120,000 attend inaugural Wings Over Myrtle Beach
MYRTLE BEACH, SC — Military aircraft and the nation’s top aerobatic performers took to the clear skies over Myrtle Beach for the coastal communities first air show in two decades. The area known as the Grand Strand enjoyed the inaugural event under blue skies and seasonable temperatures on Saturday and Sunday. An estimated record crowd […] More
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