Blue Angels “America Strong” campaign
May 13, 2020 07:37:00 #
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels performed a flyover of Chicago on May 12, 2020. The elite flight squad has been conducting flyovers in cities across the country as part of the “America Strong” campaign to thank medical professionals, emergency responders and essential workers.
'America Strong' Campaign by Paul Sager, on Flickr
The flyover was part of a salute to honor front-line workers amid the coronavirus pandemic.
'America Strong' Campaign
The Blue Angels team flies fighter aircraft which have formerly served in the United States Navy and are maintained to nearly combat-ready status. Modifications to each aircraft include removal of the weapons and replacement with the tank that contains smoke-oil used in demonstrations, and outfitting with the control stick spring system for more precise aircraft control input.
'America Strong' Campaign
Seperate and joint flyovers of cities nationwide are planned by the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds, the demonstration squadrons for the Navy and Air Force. The flyovers are planned for the next several weeks to say 'thank you' to first responders, essential personnel, and military service members as we collectively battle the spread of COVID-19.
'America Strong' Campaign
All images were captured from the shoreline of Lake Michigan, using an EOS 5DIII and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-f/5.6L IS USM II. Images were captured in RAW and processed in Adobe Lightroom v6 along with Topaz Denoise 6. EXIF data is available from the host Flickr pages as well. On the Flickr site, use the title of each image that is a URL link to the corresponding Flickr page.
'America Strong' Campaign
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'America Strong' Campaign by Paul Sager, on Flickr
The flyover was part of a salute to honor front-line workers amid the coronavirus pandemic.
'America Strong' Campaign
The Blue Angels team flies fighter aircraft which have formerly served in the United States Navy and are maintained to nearly combat-ready status. Modifications to each aircraft include removal of the weapons and replacement with the tank that contains smoke-oil used in demonstrations, and outfitting with the control stick spring system for more precise aircraft control input.
'America Strong' Campaign
Seperate and joint flyovers of cities nationwide are planned by the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds, the demonstration squadrons for the Navy and Air Force. The flyovers are planned for the next several weeks to say 'thank you' to first responders, essential personnel, and military service members as we collectively battle the spread of COVID-19.
'America Strong' Campaign
All images were captured from the shoreline of Lake Michigan, using an EOS 5DIII and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-f/5.6L IS USM II. Images were captured in RAW and processed in Adobe Lightroom v6 along with Topaz Denoise 6. EXIF data is available from the host Flickr pages as well. On the Flickr site, use the title of each image that is a URL link to the corresponding Flickr page.
'America Strong' Campaign
These images are sized to fill your wide-screen display. Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. If the images overshoot your display, such as a laptop, just click on the image or the URL link and they'll resize to your screen from the host Flickr site. You can click a bit further into the image details on the Flickr page, if desired. EXIF data is available from the host Flickr pages as well. On the Flickr site, use your <L>key for Large and the <F11> for the full-screen.
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May 13, 2020 07:41:27 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels performed a flyover of C... (show quote)
Beautiful pictures and great job, giving out all the information that someone being new in photography will want to know. I will definitely want one as a screen saver. Any more pictures?.
May 13, 2020 07:43:55 #
May 13, 2020 07:47:04 #
On May 2nd , the teams flew over Atlanta. I've attached a few pictures from the day.
May 13, 2020 07:49:00 #
The teams arrived together but the Thunderbirds were in the lead. Being they were directly overhead prevented me from getting a shot of both teams in the same image.
May 13, 2020 07:49:37 #
Fantastic! I saw a great demonstration from them many years ago, along with many other aircraft. These are great pictures!
May 13, 2020 07:51:15 #
I guess by the time they arrived at my location (south of Atlanta) the Blue Angels had run out of smoke? Still an awesome sight!! I encourage you to see this flyover if you have the chance.
May 13, 2020 07:51:25 #
Some friends of mine captured them shortly after over Indianapolis.
May 13, 2020 07:54:39 #
mflowe
Loc: Port Deposit, MD
CHG_CANON wrote:
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels performed a flyover of C... (show quote)
Kudos to you, them, and our responders. Nice to see a post about the pandemic that's not political.
May 13, 2020 07:58:32 #
After the traffic to get to the site, the wait for their arrival, it was over in a matter of 10 seconds - come and gone. But definitely worth it. I shot these with a Nikon D4, 70-200 mm lens, f9, 1/1000. Post processing was with Lightroom V5, where I cropped and increased the Blue saturation. Beautiful day, local radio station simul-cast patriotic music, I shot from the parking lot of a Chick-fil-A across from a hospital, wonderful experience, made you proud to be an American.
May 13, 2020 08:00:00 #
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
Fantastic! I saw a great demonstration from them many years ago, along with many other aircraft. These are great pictures!
Thank you - so glad I made the effort to go with my camera.
May 13, 2020 08:08:16 #
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May 14, 2020 07:19:52 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Thank you everyone, glad you enjoyed!
Great photos CHG....The Navy recently signed a contract with Boeing for a block of F-18's newly retrofitted for the Blues and not having them rely on the worn out aircraft from the fleet. Now they'll get newer E & F models versus the C & D models they're currently flying....they'll only get better & better.
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