Blue Angles

[Rapier]

Seen them up several times out on my boat while fishing off P’cola. If you go by Trader John’s you used to could see the team pictures going back to the 50s John’s was the unofficial HQ. After Ivan, I was busy with helping folks with damage, did not get down around the Sanger much, area was pretty tore up though. Eglin, down the road is frequented by the Thunderbirds and Tyndall is the home of Red Flag. Interesting folks live there, in the area.

[derek45]

I was a military brat.

when I was a kid, we got stationed at Pensacola NAS.

I was out riding my BMX bike, getting to know the local kids, doing bike tricks, when the blue angles came over low and slow, gear down on final approach.

I shouted "LOOK BLUE ANGELS"

Those kids rolled there eyes like I was pointing out a city bus.


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I never got over it.

I still love to see them

[fatelk]

Pretty cool! There's an air show here this weekend, Thunderbirds are here. We sat in the back yard yesterday, the whole family, watching them fly directly over our house. At one point, a plane flew so fast and loud right overhead that it set off my car alarm.

[derek45]

[fatelk]

This was the view from my back yard this afternoon:

[lightman]

They are pretty spectacular to see. They did a flyby in Little Rock in May of 2020.