Saturday, April 2, 2016

Blue Angels Celebrate 70 th Anniversary


The Blue Angels celebrate 70th anniversary
Posted by Fox News Video on Friday, April 1, 2016
Blue Angels
United States Navy Flight Exhibition Team
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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
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