Pictures: Navy Blue Angels in action
The Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy’s legendary flight performance squadron, fly in formation over Cinderella Castle and the ‘Partners’ statue at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, in Bay Lake, Fla., Thursday, April 6, 2017. The team of McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 Hornets made the diversion on their way to Lakeland, Fla. for the annual Sun ’n Fun air show. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
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The Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy’s legendary flight performance squadron, fan out over Cinderella Castle and the ‘Partners’ statue at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, in Bay Lake, Fla., Thursday, April 6, 2017. The team of McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 Hornets made the diversion on their way to Lakeland, Fla. for the annual Sun ’n Fun air show. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
The Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy’s legendary flight performance squadron, fly in formation over Cinderella Castle and the ‘Partners’ statue at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, in Bay Lake, Fla., Thursday, April 6, 2017. The team of McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 Hornets made the diversion on their way to Lakeland, Fla. for the annual Sun ’n Fun air show. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
In this June 14, 2015 photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the Blue Angels performs in Ocean City, MD. An elite group of Navy and Marine photographers are selected each year to travel the world with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team. The photographers often ride with pilots and must be in top physical condition to make the team and have the skills to capture aerial maneuvers at speeds of up to 700 miles per hour.
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This July 17, 2015 photo provided by the U.S. Navy shows the cockpit view of the Blue Angels in formation during a practice flight in Hillsboro, OR. An elite group of Navy and Marine photographers are selected each year to travel the world with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team. The photographers often ride with pilots and must be in top physical condition to make the team and have the skills to capture aerial maneuvers at speeds of up to 700 miles per hour.
(Andrea Perez/U.S. Navy via AP)
This June 4, 2015 photo provided by the U.S. Navy, shows an overhead view of one of the Blue Angels planes during an aerial show in Rockford, Il. An elite group of Navy and Marine photographers are selected each year to travel the world with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team. The photographers often ride with pilots and must be in top physical condition to make the team and have the skills to capture aerial maneuvers at speeds of up to 700 miles per hour.
(Mike Lindsey/U.S. Navy via AP)
In this May 26, 2015 photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the Blue Angels perform over Boston, MA. An elite group of Navy and Marine photographers are selected each year to travel the world with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team. The photographers often ride with pilots and must be in top physical condition to make the team and have the skills to capture aerial maneuvers at speeds of up to 700 miles per hour.
(Terrence Siren/U.S. Navy via AP)
In this Oct. 24, 2015 photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the Blue Angels perform in Jacksonville, Fla. An elite group of Navy and Marine photographers are selected each year to travel the world with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team. The photographers often ride with pilots and must be in top physical condition to make the team and have the skills to capture aerial maneuvers at speeds of up to 700 miles per hour.
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In this April 16, 2015 photo made available by the U.S. Navy, the Blue Angels, center, fly in formation with a U.S. Air Force P-47 Thunderbolt, left, and a F-22 Raptor, during an air show in Corpus Christi, TX. An elite group of Navy and Marine photographers are selected each year to travel the world with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team. The photographers often ride with pilots and must be in top physical condition to make the team and have the skills to capture aerial maneuvers at speeds of up to 700 miles per hour.
(Katy Holm/U.S. Navy via AP)
This Dec. 13, 2013 photo taken by the U.S. Navy, shows the Blue Angels during a performance near the One World Trade Center in New York. An elite group of Navy and Marine photographers are selected each year to travel the world with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team. The photographers often ride with pilots and must be in top physical condition to make the team and have the skills to capture aerial maneuvers at speeds of up to 700 miles per hour.
(Terrence Siren/U.S. Navy via AP)
The Blue Angels, the Navy flight demonstration team, breaks from their formation during the 2015 Jacksonville Sea & Sky Spectacular air show at Jacksonville Beach, Fla., on Saturday Oct. 24, 2015.
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US Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet Flight Demonstration Team. The 2008 Space & Air Show at Kennedy Space Center, on Saturday, November 8, 2008.
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US Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet Flight Demonstration Team. The 2008 Space & Air Show at Kennedy Space Center, on Saturday, November 8, 2008.
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US Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet Flight Demonstration Team. The 2008 Space & Air Show at Kennedy Space Center, on Saturday, November 8, 2008.
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US Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet Flight Demonstration Team. The 2008 Space & Air Show at Kennedy Space Center, on Saturday, November 8, 2008.
(Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando Sentinel)
US Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet Flight Demonstration Team. The 2008 Space & Air Show at Kennedy Space Center, on Saturday, November 8, 2008.
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US Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet Flight Demonstration Team. The 2008 Space & Air Show at Kennedy Space Center, on Saturday, November 8, 2008.
(Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando Sentinel)
US Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet Flight Demonstration Team. The 2008 Space & Air Show at Kennedy Space Center, on Saturday, November 8, 2008.
(Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando Sentinel)