Story preview
Topics in this story
Continue reading on the publisher site for the full article.
News Atlas is free and independent. If it’s useful to you, you can support it with a coffee. ☕ Buy me a coffee
Coverage
Tone
Context from Wikipedia on the organisations, people and places in this story.
United States Navy air base in Jacksonville, Florida, US
Naval Air Station Jacksonville is a large naval air station located approximately eight miles (13 km) south of the central business district of Jacksonville, Florida, United States.
More on Wikipedia ↗
United States Navy's flight demonstration squadron
The Blue Angels, formally named the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, is a United States Navy flight demonstration squadron. Formed in 1946, the unit is the second-oldest formal aerobatic team in the world, following the Patrouille de France, which formed in 1931. The team has six pilots from the U.S. Navy (USN) and one from the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC). They fly the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules.
More on Wikipedia ↗Outlets covering it
3
in the last 3 days
First reported
44 hr. ago
2 outlets since
Countries
2 other outlets reported this story in the last 3 days.
The Blue Angels and Thunderbirds will headline a free air show Oct. 17-18 at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, where organizers expect large crowds and traffic delays.
Naval Air Station Jacksonville will host its annual air show Oct. 17-18, featuring the Blue Angels and, for the first time, the Thunderbirds.