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.

See where you can catch - not literally! - the Blue Angels in Florida this year, with five performances in four cities.

While offering different philosophies and emphasis, each routine requires pilots capable of bringing their aircraft to the edge of their performance envelopes—the result of years of training and ...