The Blue Angels is the United States Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, established to perform at air shows across our country and in friendly foreign nations. Flying the Grumman F6F Hellcat, the team performed its first public flight demonstration in June 1946 at its home base, Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Florida. The Blue Angels’ mission is foremost to enhance Navy and Marine Corps recruiting efforts and to help instill a sense of pride in our military presence. The team’s pilots serve as positive role models for today’s youth and goodwill ambassadors for our country and abroad. Flight demonstrations exhibit choreographed refinements of the skills possessed by all naval aviators demonstrating the pinnacle of precision flying, performing maneuvers locked as a unit in the renowned six-jet Delta Formation. Over the past several decades the Blues have flown several types of aircraft, including the Grumman F11F-1 Tiger, the McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II, and the A-4F Skyhawk II. On November 8th 1986, the Blue Angels completed their 40th anniversary year. During this ceremony, the Blues unveiled their present aircraft, the sleek new F/A-18 Hornet, the first dual-role fighter/attack aircraft now serving on the nation's front lines of defense. The team is stationed at Forrest Sherman Field, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, during the show season. However, the squadron spends January through March training pilots and new team members at Naval Air Facility El Centro, California. Since 1946, the Blue Angels have performed in front of more than 427 million fans and remain one of the world's most respected flight demonstration teams.
Inducted in 2009.
Portrait Location: Hall of Fame Hallway

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