The United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, better known to aviation fans worldwide as the Blue Angels, first took to the skies as a team on June 15, 1946. Legendary Admiral Chester W.

The coastal city's aviation legacy is on full display during the thrilling jet demonstration squadron shows and at its ...

The U.S. Navy's aerial display team, the Blue Angels, has been thrilling crowds since it was founded in 1946. The team flies the F/A-18 Super Hornet (one of Boeing's best fighters), a jet that is ...

SMYRNA, Tenn. (AP) — A Blue Angels pilot who died when his F/A-18 fighter jet crashed near Nashville, Tennessee, had wanted to fly since he was a child, relatives said. A U.S. official identified the ...

The U.S. Navy made a historic announcement this week by announcing Lt. Amanda Lee will become the first female pilot to join the Blue Angels' fighter jet demonstration team. She was among six new ...

KANEOHE, Hawaii (KHON2) — The roar of the jet engines returned to the skies over Kaneohe Bay for one last show. Day three of the Kaneohe Bay Air Show wrapped up on Sunday, Aug. 10, where the Blue ...

The Florida International Air Show just lost its biggest star — only two days before the high-flying event starts at the Punta Gorda Airport. The Blue Angels have dropped out due to the ongoing U.S.

"We love the Navy Flight Demonstration Team" doesn't have the same pizzazz as "We love the Blue Angels". But that's what the beloved Blues were known as when formed in April 1946. There were plans to ...

Famed flight team cancels Memorial Day shows will new leader comes on board. May 28, 2011— -- The leader of the Navy's celebrated Blue Angels flight team is stepping down after admitting to ...