Blue Angels take off in Lancaster

Kimberly Heredia, right, and Frank Heredia with son, Skylar, 5, watch the Blue Angels perform at Fox Airfield in Lancaster.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Commander Tom Frosch signals as he heads to the runway to perform with the Blue Angels at Fox Airfield in Lancaster.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

The Blue Angels fly their F/A-18 Hornets during rehearsal for the Los Angeles County Air Show at Fox Airfield in Lancaster.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Pilots from the Navy Blue Angels head toward their planes as they prepare for the Los Angeles County Air Show in Lancaster.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

The Blue Angels rehearse for the Los Angeles County Air Show at Fox Airfield in Lancaster.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Jon Hiltz enters a F/A-18 Hornet to perform with the Blue Angels at Fox Airfield in Lancaster.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Vintage aircraft are also part of the show. Pilot Brad Lane after flying a B-51 C Red Tail Mustang that was flown by the Tuskegee Airmen. Lane is the son of Donald W. Lang, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen, who passed away in 2007.   (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)