Tom Cruise addresses Sailors on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyler Wheaton) The story behind how the Blue Angels persuaded Tom Cruise to take on the iconic role of Maverick in “Top Gun” …
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Credits: U.S. Navy The United States Navy Blue Angels have released the 2021 and 2022 air show Schedules. The Blue Angels Show and Practice Schedules are subject to change without notice. U.S. Navy Blue Angels 2021 Airshow Schedule U.S. Navy Blue Angels 2022 Airshow Schedule The National Naval Aviation Museum …
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All six Blue Angels Douglas A-4F Skyhawks executing a “fleur de lis” maneuver. USN – U.S. DefenseImagery photo VIRIN The Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron was formed in 1946 by the United States Navy. The unit is the second oldest formal aerobatic team in the world after the French Patrouille de France formed …
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AIR FORCE THUNDERBIRDS—PUBLIC DOMAIN For the first time ever, the US Air Force Thunderbirds and US Navy Blue Angels debut an F-16 Fighting Falcon and F/A-18 Super Hornet flight formation known as the “Super Delta” during a joint training evolution, as the following video was taken on Mar. 2, 2021, …
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The Blue Angels’ pilots and crew posing with their new C-130J. (Photo: U.S. Navy Blue Angels) After just a little over a year since the replacement was announced, the Blue Angels are preparing to receive the new C-130J that will replace the C-130T “Fat Albert”. The Blue Angels released the …
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The first Super Hornet for the U.S. Navys Blue Angel flight demonstration squadron sits on the flight ramp at Boeings Cecil Field facility in Jacksonville, Florida. The validation and verification aircraft will not be painted in the familiar blue and yellow paint scheme until flight testing is complete. (Boeing photo) …
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The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and U.S. Navy Blue Angels flew information behind a KC-10 Extender assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 28, 2020. The demonstration teams flew over New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania to honor thousands of healthcare workers, essential employees, military personnel and other first responders …
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F/A-18A Hornets assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels. (Photo by: Seaman Benjamin Crossley) A video posted online seems to show drones flew dangerously close to the six U.S. Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornets jets as they performed an “America Strong” flyover in Detroit on May …
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“Thunderbirds” and “Blue Angels” fly over Philadelphia, Pa. during an #AmericaStrong flyover, April 28, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Brian Wagner) The Navy and Air Force announced flyovers for frontline workers at the end of April, using the famous Blue Angels and Thunderbirds. The displays were scheduled for areas hardest …
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Blue Angels F-18 Hornet No. 7 sits in the hangar at the 134th Air Refueling Wing, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tenn., during inclement weather. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kendra M. Owenby, 134th ARW Public Affairs) U.S. Navy Blue Angels are about to transition from …
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