The Blue Angels will perform one last flight with their six F-18 Hornet fighters, the flight is scheduled for November 4 in the city of Pensacola, Florida, headquarters of the US Navy Demonstration Squadron.
According to the official twitter post, the squadron's flight is scheduled to start at 16 pm (local time).
We will conduct a final flight with six F/A-18 A/B/C/D “Legacy” Hornets, Nov. 04 from 4 pm to 4:30 pm CST. The final flight of the Legacy Hornets signifies the official transition of the Blue Angels to the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet platform.#USNavy #USMC #BlueAngels pic.twitter.com/jvUcuqBjN6
—Blue Angels (@BlueAngels) November 2, 2020
The Blue Angles will transition aircraft between this year and the beginning of next year. The Blue Angels are moving from the F/A-18 C/D Hornet to the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
The iconic North American team has already received its first F-18 Super Hornet with the races that name the team.
However, the Blue Angels also received their newest 'Fat Albert', a C-130J Super Hercules who will provide logistical to the team.
Altogether there were 34 years of F-18 Hornet in the demonstration team. The story began in 1986 with the introduction of the F/A-18 A/B. In 2010 it was the turn to introduce the C and D versions of the F-18 Hornet.
The Blue Angels are the oldest military demonstration squadron in the world. In the list of the oldest teams, follows the French Patrouille de and our Smoke Squadron.
The Blue Angels were created in 1946 and since that time several aircraft have ed through the squadron, such as the F-4J Phantom II and the A-4F Skyhawk II.
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