4 (slot) position for his second year. [12] The No. Commander Brian C. Kesselring is the 38th Blue Angels Flight Leader/Commanding Officer. Fortus—Solos flying in carrier landing configuration with No. Blue Angels six demonstration pilots currently fly the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, typically in more than 70 shows at 34 locations throughout the United States each year. Blue Angels officers return to … [65], On 8 November 1986, the Blue Angels completed their 40th anniversary year during ceremonies unveiling their present aircraft, the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. The Board of Directors of the Vero Beach Airshow announces the 2020 show scheduled for 25-26 April 2020 at the Vero Beach Airport has been postponed in response to recent public health concerns regarding COVID-19. 4 USMC Maj. Clint Harris and the administrative officer, Navy Lt. Gretchen Doane.[74]. In 1986, LCDR Donnie Cochran, joined the Blue Angels as the first African-American Naval Aviator to be selected. In January 2008, Ben received orders back to VFA-122. Pilots maneuver the flight stick with their right hand and operate the throttle with their left. The Blue Angels' first public demonstration also netted the team its first trophy, which sits on display at the team's current home at NAS Pensacola. Lt. Larry Watters—14 February 1972: killed when his F-4J Phantom II struck the ground, upright, while practicing inverted flight, during winter training at NAF El Centro. 3, Major Jeffrey Mullins, USMC (Left Wing), Flying Blue Angel No. Blue Angels Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. In August, "Blues" leader LCDR Ray Hawkins became the first naval aviator to survive an ejection at supersonic speeds when a new F9F-6 he was piloting became uncontrollable on a cross-country flight. It was the first dual-role fighter/attack aircraft which continues to serve on our nation’s front lines of defense. In 1958, the first Six-Plane Delta Maneuvers were added that season. He served as the Narrator and VIP pilot in 2009. The first female Blue Angel flight surgeon was Lt. Tamara Schnurr, who was a member of the 2001 team.[21]. The group perfected its initial maneuvers in secret over the Florida Everglades so that, in Voris' words, "if anything happened, just the alligators would know". The squadron's current aircraft inventory includes six F/A-18As, one two-seat F/A-18B and one C-130F transport. [77] The maneuver was aborted, the remainder of the demonstration canceled and all aircraft landed safely. The Blue Angels’ first air show took place at Craig Field in Jacksonville on June 15, 1946. Voris was again tasked with assembling the team (he was the first of only two commanding officers to lead them twice). The demonstration pilots and narrator are made up of Navy and USMC Naval Aviators. https://blueangels.fandom.com/wiki/Lieutenant_Ben_Walborn?oldid=3980. The Blue Angels have been traveling to NAF El Centro since 1967 to work out the winter kinks and prepare their new season's maneuvers. [59][60] The Blues mission was more on Navy recruiting. 7 aircraft in Friday’s “practice” shows. During this "Winter Visit", Blue Angel #8, accompanied by the Narrator, Blue Angel #7, LT Julius Bratton, will visit every prospective show site to: (1) Determine the feasibility of safely conducting a Blue Angels flight demonstration at your show site. James joined the Blue Angels in September 2018. [37] By the end of the year the team consisted of four Bearcats numbered 1–4 on the tail sections. Rear Admiral Ralph Davison personally selected Lieutenant Commander Roy Marlin "Butch" Voris, a World War II fighter ace, to assemble and train a flight demonstration team, naming him Officer-in-Charge and Flight Leader. The current "Bert" (BUNO 164763) was retired from service in May 2019 with 30,000 flight hours. Three backseats at each show are available; one of them goes to members of the press, the other two to “Key Influencers”. Navy Commander Anthony Less became the squadron's first "commanding officer" and "flight leader". Ben reported to Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Fla., for aviation indoctrination in November 2001. Three back seats at each show are available; one goes to a member of the press, the other two to "Key Influencers". It flies more than 100,000 miles each air show season. On 10 December 1973, the Navy Flight Exhibition Team was reorganized and commissioned the United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron. 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It is critical that new officers fit the existing culture and team dynamics. [96], The "Blues" have flown eight different demonstration aircraft and six support aircraft models:[97][98]. Cmdr. In July 1964, the Blue Angels participated in the Aeronaves de Mexico Anniversary Air Show over Mexico City, Mexico, before an estimated crowd of 1.5 million people. In 1957, the Blue Angels transitioned from the F9F-8 Cougar to the supersonic Grumman F11F-1 Tiger. That year, they went on their first South American tour. Seventeen officers voluntarily serve with the Blue Angels. 3 A-4F fighter, and returned to command the Blue Angels in 1995 and 1996. Pilots serve two to three years,[3] and position assignments are made according to team needs, pilot experience levels, and career considerations for members. It also upgraded its logistics aircraft to the Douglas R5D Skymaster. While serving as an Instructor Pilot with the "Flying Eagles," he served as the Assistant Intelligence Officer and Landing Signals Officer. "First Blue: The story of World War II Ace Butch Voris and the Creation of the Blue Angels" by Robert K. Wilcox, Thomas Dunne Books/St.Martins Press, 2004, This page was last edited on 3 November 2020, at 19:47. The Blue Angels will be replacing it with an Ex-RAF C-130J. The application and evaluation process runs from March through early July, culminating with extensive finalist interviews and team deliberations. In 1954, the first Marine Corps pilot, Captain Chuck Hiett, joined the Navy flight demonstration team. He has accumulated more than 1,700 flight hours and has 266 carrier-arrested landings. [40] On 20 August, the team debuted the panther jets under Team Leader Lt. To prevent blood from pooling in their legs, Blue Angel pilots have developed a method for tensing their muscles to prevent blood from pooling in their lower extremities, possibly rendering them unconscious. Line-Abreast Loop—the most difficult formation maneuver to do well (No. The Fat Albert performed its final JATO demonstration at the 2009 Pensacola Homecoming show, expending their eight remaining JATO bottles. Bud Wood—7 July 1952: killed when his F9F-5 Panther collided with another Panther jet during a demonstration in. ), Diamond Takeoff—either a low transition with turn, a loop on takeoff, a Half Cuban Eight takeoff, or a Half Squirrel Cage, Solos Take Off—No. While assigned to VFA-27, Ben completed multiple Western Pacific deployments aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). [34], The Blue Angels were established as a Navy flight exhibition team on 24 April 1946 by order of Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Chester Nimitz to generate greater public support of naval aviation. 7, Lieutenant Andre Webb, USN (Advance Pilot/Narrator), Events Coordinator, Blue Angel No. [27], The first Blue Angels demonstration aircraft were navy blue (nearly black) with gold lettering. Weighing 155,000 pounds when fully loaded, Fat Albert is flown by an all-Marine crew of three pilots and five enlisted crew members. Remember today as the day you became a Blue Angel; look around at your teammates and commit this special bond to memory. [80][81], Between 2 and 4 September 2011 on Labor Day weekend, the Blue Angels flew for the first time with a fifty-fifty blend of conventional JP-5 jet fuel and a camelina-based biofuel at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland.
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