Skywatch Friday

Those little specs among the puffy white clouds are the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron performing combat maneuvers over Tuscaloosa last weekend at the 2009 AirShow. Click to enlarge! Happy Weekend Everyone!
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Ascending

Ascending. Blue Angels fly the Boeing F/A 18 Hornet.

The Tuscaloosa AirShow was a rousing success and the weather couldn't have been more perfect Saturday. Unfortunately on Sunday, Tuscaloosa was cloudy and rainy, forcing the Blue Angels to cancel the second show. The pilots stayed around and visited and signed autographs for the 30,000 people who came to the show Sunday.

More Blue Angels

Sorry about the lack of quality here. They're flying really high and really fast. This is the best I could do with my rinky dink camera. But you can see the classic diamond formation. We had four Navy pilots and two Marine pilots. Their pictures were in our local paper. They were dressed exactly alike, but I think I could tell the difference by the way they wear their hats! Navy hats were pulled wide toward the ears, Marine hats were pulled narrow front to back. (does anyone know if that's right?)

"The Blue Angels’ mission is to enhance Navy and Marine Corps recruiting efforts and to represent the naval service to the United States, its elected leadership and foreign nations. The Blue Angels serve as positive role models and goodwill ambassadors for the U. S. Navy and Marine Corps."

Blue Angels

An estimated 80-100,000 people turned out Saturday at the Tuscaloosa Regional Airport to see a day of flying that concluded with a spectacular show of combat maneuvers by the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels. The show was a huge success! We can't wait till they come back to see us again. Click to enlarge. I'll be sharing other photos from the show this week.

The Blue Angels in Tuscaloosa

Click to enlarge! The Blue Angels, the U. S Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, are performing maneuvers in Tuscaloosa this weekend at the Tuscaloosa Airshow! We're so excited to have this elite flying team in town. They only perform in 35 cities a year, and we got them! I hope to get some shots of the show.