Formed in 1946 under the directive of Admiral Chester Nimitz, the Blue Angels are the US Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron. In the course of their history they have used the F6F Hellcat, F8F Bearcat, F9F Panther(first jet), F9F-8 Cougar, F11 Tiger, F-4 Phantom, A-4 Skyhawk and shown here the F/A-18. Hornet.
I filmed this a couple years ago at an airshow in Tacoma, Washington. Didnt cover my 6 o'clock and got s%@t scared out of me.
When Eagles roamed over the skies of Tacoma WA. From an old 80's pool&crew VHS, happy hunting to find one in a thrift shop like I did.
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