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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

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

27 Jul 2020

The First Blue Angels Super Hornet Has Arrived In Pensacola

by RyanS | posted in: Jet Teams, Popular Posts, US Navy Blue Angels | 8

The US Navy Blue Angels welcomed their first F/A-18E Super Hornet to their home base at NAS Pensacola today! Former Blue Angel “Boss” and current Director of the Blue Angels Super Hornet Transition Team, Capt. Eric Doyle, flew the aircraft from Cecil Field in Jacksonville to Pensacola. He was greeted on the ramp by members… 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