Blue Angels/Thunderbirds Thursday 5-26-16
May 26, 2016
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Blue Angels/Thunderbirds Thursday!
Just a quick post today, we are busy here at the "Fly By Hangar." Just a photo each of the Blues and the Birds.
Today's Blue Angels photo was taken yesterday at the US Naval Academy. The Thunderbirds photo was taken earlier this month at Langley AFB.
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Warbird Wednesday-5-24-16
May 24, 2016
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Warbird Wednesday!
Today's warbird is the Douglas A-26 Invader. The A-26 Invader was a fast, light bomber and ground attack aircraft that first flew on 10 July 1942. Remarkably, the end of World War II did not mark the end of the A-26 in service. A-26s were used in the Korean War, by the CIA and USAF in Southeast Asia. The Columbian Air Force wa...
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Fast Jet Friday!-5-20-16
May 20, 2016
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Fast Jet Friday!
Today's fast jet is the Grumman EA-6B Prowler. In US Navy and Marine Corps service since 1971, the Prowler is designed for electronic warfare, jamming enemy radar, gathering signals intelligence and launching missiles to destroy enemy radar sites and surface-to-air missile launchers. The Prowler was developed from Grumman's A-...
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Blue Angels/Thunderbirds Thursday 5-19-16
May 19, 2016
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Blue Angels/Thunderbirds Thursday!
Today, we'll look at a couple of photos of our favorite teams performing opposing passes! No room for error here, with closure rates on some passes being around 1000 mph! If you are at the airshow, don't blink, you'll miss it.
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Mustang Monday-5-16-16
May 16, 2016
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Mustang Monday!
The photo below is of P-51D "Glamorous Gal" being piloted by Capt. Dale "Snort" Snodgrass. Snort is well know for these low, fast passes at airshows. The photo was taken at the 2009 NAS Oceana Airshow. This particular NAS Oceana show was held in mid-October rather than the more usual mid-September date. Saturday was cold, windy,...
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