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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, following the Patrouille de France which formed in 1931.
Donnie L. Cochran is a former United States Navy naval aviator and was the first African-American aviator to be selected to the Flight Demonstration Squadron Blue Angels in 1986. Cochran later assumed command of the Blue Angels in 1994. [1] He is a 2022 inductee to the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame. [2]
In 2015, she became the first female Blue Angels pilot, [2] and flew the Blue Angels’ C-130 transport plane Fat Albert for two seasons. [3] Her first show with the Blue Angels demonstration team was in El Centro, California, in March 2015. [4] Then known as Marine Captain Katie Higgins, she made her Blue Angels debut at the age of 28. [5]
The Blue Angels - picture taken in 1946. Rhodes was a fighter pilot based on board the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier during World War II. [1] He was shot down and captured by Japanese forces during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands in October 1942 in the Solomon Islands.
We are fortunate the Blue Angels are based in Pensacola, a city blessed with training air space, plenty of blue-sky days and an exceptional fan club!
Memoirs from an Aviator's Logbook—A speech at the National Air and Space Museum where Feightner recounted his experiences as a fighter pilot, an early Blue Angel, and a Navy test pilot. The event was held on May 24, 2011, and was the Charles A. Lindbergh Memorial lecture held that year at the museum.
Her induction and training as a new Blue Angels pilot was captured in the 2024 film The Blue Angels. [10] [11] Lee's first performance as the Left Wing demo pilot with the Blue Angels took place on March 11, 2023, in El Centro, California. [1] She also performed before an estimated 100,000 people at the MCAS Beaufort Airshow on May 22 and 23 ...
He joined the Blue Angels in September 2019, and commanded the team from 2020 to 2022. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] He took over leadership of the Blue Angels from Capt. Eric Doyle. [ 6 ] The Blue Angels transitioned from the legacy F/A-18 Hornet to the new F/A-18E Super Hornet during the 2022 season.