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4 Jan 2017

Patrouille de France Adds Third US Airshow Appearance In 2017

by RickyM | posted in: Jet Teams, Schedules | 1

AirshowStuff has learned that the Patrouille de France, France’s Aerobatic Jet Team, will be performing at another US site in 2017. Maxwell AFB, Alabama will host the team on April 8-9th as part of their open house. The base will be open to the public from 8 am to 4 pm on both days. The… Read more

7 Dec 2016

Patrouille de France Confirmed For 2017 Sun ‘n Fun Appearance, Kansas City Appearance Tentative

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

The Patrouille de France has added another show to its short US airshow tour this spring! This morning, the Sun ‘n Fun Facebook page announced that the French aerobatic team will be performing at the event on April 4th. This date is just after their previously announced appearance at the Melbourne Air and Space Show… Read more

30 Nov 2016

Patrouille de France To Perform In The United States In 2017

by RickyM | posted in: Airshows, Jet Teams, Schedules | 7

The Patrouille de France, France’s aerobatic jet team and equivalent to the US Navy Blue Angels and US Air Force Thunderbirds, will perform in the United States in early 2017. Plans are currently in place for only one or two shows, though we certainly hope more are added. As of now, the only confirmed show… Read more

10 Nov 2016

The Blue Angels And Thunderbirds Will Wrap Up Their 2016 Airshow Seasons This Weekend

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

The US Navy Blue Angels and US Air Force Thunderbirds will both wrap up their 2016 airshow seasons this coming weekend with their respective homecoming shows. The Blue Angels will perform at NAS Pensacola in Florida while the Thunderbirds will wow their hometown crowd at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas. These shows mark the end… Read more

17 Jun 2016

US Navy Blue Angels Cancel Performance At 2016 Vero Beach Airshow

by RyanS | posted in: Airshows, Jet Teams, Schedules | 3

The US Navy Blue Angels will not be performing at the 2016 Vero Beach Air Show on June 25-26 as scheduled. The show announced on its Facebook page today that they have received confirmation from the team that they will skip the show. The Blue Angels are working to recover from the fatal crash of… Read more

9 Jun 2016

Candlelight Vigil To Honor Fallen Blue Angel Tonight In Pensacola

by RickyM | posted in: Jet Teams, Miscellaneous | 0

Thursday night, the citizens of Pensacola, FL and the surrounding area are invited to gather at Pensacola’s Veterans Memorial Park for a candlelight vigil to honor Marine Capt. Jeff Kuss. The vigil will begin at 7:30pm central daylight time. Admiral Anderson from the Blue Angels association will start off the evening by welcoming everyone. Following… Read more

13 Apr 2016

Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach Airshow Canceled For 2016; Snowbirds To Perform At New Show In Georgia Instead

by RickyM | posted in: Airshows, Canadian Snowbirds, Jet Teams, Schedules | 2

Citing sponsorship issues, the 2016 edition of the Wings And Waves Air Show in Daytona Beach, scheduled for October 8-9, has been canceled. In an interview with the Daytona Beach News Journal, Bill Hampton, senior VP for external relations and chief marketing officer for ERAU said “We just simply didn’t fill (the airshow) with the… Read more