NAS Pensacola, Florida NAF El Centro, California (Winter Facility)
Nickname(s)
The Blues
Colors
"Blue Angel" blue "Insignia" yellow
Website
www.blueangels.navy.mil
Commanders
Current commander
CDR Alexander Armatas
Aircraft flown
Fighter
Navy F/A-18E Super Hornets (single seat) (Demonstrations use F/A-18Es #1 to 6; backup is a pair of F/A-18F #7)
Transport
Marine Corps 1 C-130J Super Hercules
Military unit
The Blue Angels, formally named the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, are a flight demonstration squadron of the United States Navy.[1] Formed in 1946, the unit is the second oldest formal aerobatic team in the world, after the French Patrouille de France formed in 1931. The team, composed of six Navy and one Marine Corps demonstration pilot, fly Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornets.
The Blue Angels typically perform aerial displays in at least 60 shows annually at 30 locations throughout the United States and two shows at one location in Canada.[2] The "Blues" still employ many of the same practices and techniques used in the inaugural 1946 season. An estimated 11 million spectators view the squadron during air shows from March through November each year. Members of the Blue Angels team also visit more than 50,000 people in schools, hospitals, and community functions at air show cities.[3] Since 1946, the Blue Angels have flown for more than 505 million spectators.[4]
As of November 2011[update], the Blue Angels received $37 million annually from the annual Department of Defense budget.[5][6]
^"History of the Blue Angels". Blue Angels official site.
^"Show Information And Schedules, 2019 Show Schedule". United States Navy. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^"Blue Angels: Frequently Asked Questions". United States Navy. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
^Atkeison, Charles (2018). "Navy's Blue Angels Announce New Pilots, Officers for 2019". AVGEEKERY.COM. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
^"Blue Angels fly into age of budget woes". USA Today. 23 November 2011. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
^"Blue Angels FAQ". Archived from the original on 4 April 2012.
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