Angelic Navy Personnel Enchant The Multitudes -- Examiner.com
As World War II drew to an end, Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, set into motion the plans which would later lead to the formation of the Blue Angels. His goal for the team was to keep alive the public’s interest in Naval Aviation. Their first demonstration took place less than a year later, in June 1946 at the Jacksonville, Florida Naval Air Station, their home base. They are now the oldest aerobatic team on the wing.
Lieutenant Commander Roy ‘Butch’ Voris led the first group of pilots which flew Grumman F6F Hellcats. Towards the end of the 1940s, the Blue Angels were in their first jet aircrafts, Grumman’s F9F-2 Panther. Using choreographic skills, which have been vastly refined over the years, the Blue Angels go though high-performance maneuvers at a fast pace with precision flying that wows the audience.
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My Comment: Their shows are always a must see.
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