Category: Formation Flying

Aerobatics / Aviation History / Europe / Formation Flying / military / Royal Air Force

April 17, 2021

The Red Arrows: Ambassadors of the Royal Air Force & the United Kingdom

With a thundering roar, nine red and white jets streak overhead from behind the airshow crowd. The jets trail patriotic red, white, and blue smoke as they climb skyward with the crowd craning their necks as they look upward...

air force / Airshow / Aviation History / Base Visits / Blue Angels / Europe / fighters / Formation Flying / military / warbirds

December 26, 2020

The Blue Angels’ 60th Birthday Bash at RNLAF Leeuwarden

Koninklijke Luchtmacht (RNLAF) Leeuwarden Open Dagen 2006 2021 is the Squadron’s 75 anniversary! As the Blue Angels have retired all of their Legacy Hornets and their KC-130T in 2020, let’s take a look back at their F/A-18A and B...

Aviation History / bombers / fighters / Formation Flying / museums / warbirds / World War II

November 21, 2020

2020 “Arsenal of Democracy” Flyover

On December 29, 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt broadcast a radio fireside chat from the White House stating, “We must be the great arsenal of democracy. We must apply ourselves to our task with the same resolution, the same...

Aerobatics / Blue Angels / Boeing / Formation Flying / military / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy

November 7, 2020

Blue Angels Legacy Hornets Retired

The United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, better known as the Blue Angels, recently flew their “sundown” voyage with their F/A-18 Legacy Hornets. The term “Legacy” refers to early model McDonnell Douglas/Boeing F/A-18 model A/B/C/D Hornets. The Team is...

Aviation History / Europe / Exercises / fighters / Formation Flying / military / Special Aviation Events

August 29, 2020

Exercise Blue Wings 2020

On Monday, August 17th, 2020, a Gulfstream G550 Nachshon Eitam led 6 Israeli F-16C /Ds and two Boeing 707 tanker aircraft to Nörvenich, joining Luftwaffe Squadron 31 “Boelcke” for exercise BLUE WINGS 2020. During the flight in German...

Aerial Refueling / Air National Guard / Aviation History / bombers / demo teams / fighters / Formation Flying / military / New England / Special Events / Tankers / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Marine Corps / USAF Thunderbirds

July 18, 2020

2020 Salute to America and The Great Cities of the American Revolution

The Great Cities of the American Revolution Flyover 2020 marked the nation’s 244th birthday. Due to nationwide Covid-19 virus concerns, most activities normally associated with the holiday (fireworks, parades, concerts, etc.) were canceled. In an effort to honor America’s...

Aviation History / Blue Angels / demo teams / Formation Flying / Special Aviation Events / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Marine Corps / U.S. Navy / USAF Thunderbirds

May 30, 2020

America Strong – My Timeline to the First Big Event in the Northeast

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” and U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron “Blue Angels” fly in formation together over the Eastern Seaboard, April 28, 2020. The Thunderbirds and Blue Angels performed a flyover together that was...

Aviation History / Blue Angels / Formation Flying / RCAF Snowbirds / Special Aviation Events / USAF Thunderbirds

May 16, 2020

An Armed Forces Salute to First Responders

Photo by Lt. Aaron Hicks/Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, and U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, honored frontline COVID-19 first responders and essential workers with formation flights over New...

Aviation History / demo teams / Formation Flying / Special Aviation Events / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy

May 16, 2020

“Operation America Strong” The USAF Thunderbirds and USN Blue Angels Salute New York’s and Philadelphia’s Health Care Workers and First Responders

The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, and U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, honored frontline COVID-19 first responders and essential workers with formation flights over New York City, New Jersey and Philadelphia on April...

Aerobatics / Blue Angels / demo teams / Formation Flying / USAF Thunderbirds

April 4, 2020

El Centro, California – 2020 Training Session

The US Navy Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Team fly over 50 demonstrations a year across the country. At the end of the air show season, the team is already thinking about the following year’s air show season. At the...

Formation Flying / Helicopters / Special Aviation Events / Special Events / U.S. Army / U.S. Marine Corps / U.S. Navy

January 15, 2020

The Army-Navy Game in the Sky

Photography copyrighted by Mike Colaner as labeled, or via U.S. military sources if unmarked. The Army Navy football game is considered the greatest rivalry in all of collegiate sports. Ask anyone who has ever attended this annual meeting and...

Air to air photography / Airshow / Aviation History / Formation Flying / museums / warbirds

December 30, 2019

“You’ve got your stuff right?”: From Street Clothes to Strapped In for the Ride of a Lifetime!

By most accounts, the 2019 edition of Airshow London’s practice day was a bit underwhelming thanks to Mother Nature’s intervention. Low ceilings kept the aircraft on the ground for most of the day limiting arrivals to instrument approaches,...