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11 Dec 2020

Blue Angels To Debut New Super Hornets This Weekend With Army-Navy Game Flyover

by RyanS | posted in: Flyovers, Jet Teams, US Navy Blue Angels | 0

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cody Hendrix The US Navy Blue Angels are expected to publicly debut their new F-18 Super Hornets tomorrow (December 12th) with a formation flyover of the annual Army-Navy football game. Concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic have forced the game to be played at West Point instead… Read more

31 Aug 2020

Yankee Air Museum Launches Drive-In Airshows To “Keep ‘Em Flying” During Pandemic

by RyanS | posted in: Airshows, Event Recap, Museums | 1

After canceling their annual Thunder Over Michigan airshow this summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Yankee Air Museum decided they still wanted to put on a flying event. They settled on not one but two socially-distanced, drive-in airshows that they’re calling “Friday Night Flights”. The lineup is comprised of Yankee’s own flying warbirds: the… Read more

11 Aug 2020

Blue Angels Lose Final 2020 Airshow As NAS Pensacola Cancels

by RyanS | posted in: Airshows, Jet Teams, US Navy Blue Angels | 1

The Blue Angels’ airshow season was dealt a final blow today when Naval Air Station Pensacola pulled the plug on the Blue Angels Homecoming Airshow, scheduled for October 16-17. The show was the final event remaining on their 2020 schedule. All other planned performances have been canceled throughout the year in the face of the… Read more

16 Jul 2020

USAF Thunderbirds Cancel Performance After Team Member Contracts COVID-19

by RyanS | posted in: Airshows, Jet Teams, Schedules, US Air Force Thunderbirds | 2

The US Air Force Thunderbirds will not perform their first airshow of the year as originally planned after a member of the team tested positive for COVID-19. The famous red, white, and blue F-16s were set to soar over F.E. Warren AFB in Cheyenne, Wyoming next Wednesday, July 22nd. Now, the Wyoming Tribune Eagle is… Read more

2 Jul 2020

Pensacola Beach Airshow Canceled Amid COVID-19 Surge

by RyanS | posted in: Airshows, Jet Teams | 1

The 2020 Pensacola Beach Airshow has been canceled. With COVID-19/coronavirus cases surging to record highs in the state, the US Navy Blue Angels informed the show organizers, the Santa Rosa Island Authority, that they would not support the event. Although several other civilian performers were still booked, the SRIA subsequently decided to cancel the entire… Read more

30 Jun 2020

Air Force Thunderbirds And Navy Blue Angels Planning Fourth Of July Flyovers

by RyanS | posted in: Flyovers, Jet Teams, US Air Force Thunderbirds, US Navy Blue Angels | 4

The US Air Force Thunderbirds and US Navy Blue Angels are getting ready for more awesome flyovers – this time for the 4th of July. The Thunderbirds will headline the Independence Day flyover parade over the National Mall in Washington, DC. Other aircraft expected to join them include F-22 Raptors and F-35 Lightning IIs, a… Read more

17 Jun 2020

New Updates And Details On Blue Angels Super Hornet Transition

by RickyM | posted in: Jet Teams, US Navy Blue Angels | 3

Despite the numerous changes the coronavirus has brought to the airshow circuit this year, the Blue Angels transition to the Super Hornet appears to be on schedule. In an interview with WEAR, VX-23 Flight Test Project Officer Lt. Sean Cawley said the first F/A-18E Super Hornet for the Blues is now undergoing testing and evaluation… Read more

3 Jun 2020

CF-18 Hornet Demo Team Cancels All 2020 Performances

by RyanS | posted in: Canadian Snowbirds, Military, Schedules | 0

The Royal Canadian Air Force is shutting down performances by the CF-18 Hornet Demonstration Team for the remainder of the 2020 season. This news is not all that shocking given the unprecedented list of airshow cancellations in Canada and around the world. The team was already going to be limited to a shortened 2020 performance… Read more

11 May 2020

Here’s Where You Can See The Blue Angels Flying Over Detroit, Chicago, And Indianapolis On Tuesday

by RyanS | posted in: Flyovers, Jet Teams, US Navy Blue Angels | 1

The US Navy Blue Angels have released the flyover routes and times for their visits to the Great Lakes region this week. The team will be launching from their home base at NAS Pensacola in Florida on Tuesday morning, then passing over hospitals and other landmarks in Detroit, Chicago, and Indianapolis before returning home. Check… Read more

1 May 2020

Blue Angels And Thunderbirds Release Flyover Routes/Times For Saturday, May 2nd

by RyanS | posted in: Flyovers, Jet Teams, US Air Force Thunderbirds, US Navy Blue Angels | 15

The US Air Force Thunderbirds and US Navy Blue Angels have released their planned flight routes and scheduled flyover times for their special joint flyovers above Baltimore, Washington DC, and Atlanta tomorrow (May 2)! Take a look at the images below and make your plans to see them, but remember to respect social distancing guidelines… Read more