Blue Angels
The Blue Angels are a group of special pilots who work for the US Navy. They fly F/A-18 fighter jet airplanes that are painted to look different from regular Navy planes. They are very famous. Almost every American has heard of them. The pilots of the Blue Angels are very good at what they do. They are able to fly very close to each other and do very difficult tricks. They are most famous for the flyovers they do at many American sporting events.
Blue Angels Media
.svg version of Image:Blue Angels Crest.jpg. The crest of the Blue Angels is a registered trademark of the U.S. Navy and as such a license must be acquired for its use.
Blue Angels' Marine Corps Lockheed C-130 Hercules "Fat Albert" conducting a RATO (rocket-assisted takeoff)
Water condensation in the strake vortices of a Blue Angels Hornet
Lieutenant Commander Tyler Davies, Lead Solo (No. 5), with his crew chief
Commander Alexander Armatas, USN
The original team insignia
Grumman F6F-5 Hellcats in 1946
The first Navy "Blue Angels" Flight Demonstration Squadron (1946–1947), assembled in front of one of their Grumman F6F Hellcats (l to r): Lt. Al Taddeo, Solo; Lt. (J.G.) Gale Stouse, Spare; Lt. Cdr. R.M. "Butch" Voris, Flight Leader; Lt. Maurice "Wick" Wickendoll, Right Wing; Lt. Mel Cassidy, Left Wing
Grumman F8F Bearcats in "diamond" formation, 1947
Other websites
- Explore the Navy: Blue Angels Archived 2000-03-02 at the Wayback Machine official website.
