Blue Angels

The name Blue Angels indicates the lifting Patrouille of the American Marine (Navy Flight Squadron Demonstration). It is about the first official military lifting formation in the world, created in 1946. One of the characteristics of this TEAM is that today still these pilots fly without G-suits on very powerful aircraft, which is physically very painful. The difficulty of their evolutions is increased because of this factor: it is a true sporting exploit which these pilots make.

Planes used

  • Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat (1946)

  • Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat (1946-194x)
  • Grumman F9F-2 Panther (at reaction, 1949-1951)
  • Grumman F9F-5 Panther (1951-1953)
  • Grumman F9F-8 Cougar (sweptback wings, 1954-1956)
  • Grumman F11F-1 Tiger (1957-1968)
  • McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II (1969-1974)
  • Douglas A-4F Skyhawk (1975-1986)
  • McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet (since 1987)

The patrol also used some Vought F-7U Cutlass in 1952, for demonstrations in solo with share of the flights in formation.

External bonds

  • Official site of Blue Angels

  • Blue Angels on the site of US Navy

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