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It’s Blue Angels Airshow Weekend At Pensacola Beach
July 13, 2012
It’s the big Red, White and Blues Week on Pensacola Beach, with the Blue Angels’ annual air show taking place this weekend.
On Friday, the show is a full dress rehearsal from 11:30 until 2 p.m.. The Blue Angels fly at 2 p.m. On Saturday, the Pensacola Beach Air Show begins at 11:30, with the Blue Angels scheduled to fly at 2 p.m.
In additiona to the Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet, aircraft scheduled to take part in the show include: a Grumman Widgeon G-44 flown by Julian MacQueen, Prometheus flown by Skip Stewart, Team RV, and a MX2 flown by Gary Ward. There will also be Marine C-130 standing in for the famous Fat Albert; Fat Albert is out for a paint job.
Red Star and the Dragon–Dragon Aviation; Fat Albert, a C-130 Hercules; and the Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornets.
Are you heading to the show? Send us your pictures! Email news@northescambia.com
Pictured top: Lt. John Hiltz, Blue Angel right wingman, flies an F/A-18 Hornet in the, “dirty configuration” during a practice flight demonstration over Pensacola Beach Thursday. Photo by by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Johnson for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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