Since 1946, the world-famous U.S. Navy "Blue Angels" flying-demonstration team has performed in airshows in the United States and around the world. This book details the origins of the team when created by the U.S. Navy, as well as describing the different models of aircraft that the team has flown during its seventy-year history. The team's aircraft history goes from the propeller-driven F6F-5 "Hellcat" and F8F "Bearcat", through the jet-powered F9F-8 "Cougar", F11F-1 "Tiger", F-4 "Phantom", and A-4 "Skyhawk", to the present-day F/A-18 "Hornet", mirroring the development of U.S. aircraft during this time. The book also presents graphic and photographic descriptions of some of the team's signature maneuvers that are performed during a "Blue Angels" airshow, in stunning imagery. The Book part of the "Legends of Warfare. Aviation" series.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Neubeck, Ken
Title
The Blue Angels. The US Navy's Flight Demonstration Team
Details
English text, many mostly coloured photos, graphics. 144 pages.
