Saturday, April 2, 2016

Blue Angels Celebrate 70 th Anniversary


Blue Angels
United States Navy Flight Exhibition Team
Blueangelsformationpd.jpg
The Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornets fly in their trademark tight diamond formation, maintaining 18-inch wing tip to canopy separation.
Active 24 April 1946 – present
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
Branch United States Navy
United States Marine Corps
Role Aerobatic flight demonstration team
Size 16 officers, 110 enlisted
Garrison/HQ NAS Pensacola
NAF El Centro (Winter Airfield)
Colors "Blue Angel" blue
"Insignia" yellow
Website blueangels.navy.mil
Insignia
Identification
symbol
Blue Angels Insignia.svg
Aircraft flown
Fighter 10 – F/A-18C Hornets (single seat)
2 – F/A-18D Hornets (two seat)
*Note – four aircraft are spares
Transport 1 – C-130T Hercules
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

No comments:

Post a Comment