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Aug 23, 2019 22:26:31   #
Cmbtvet Loc: Elmira, NY
 
this is my shot of a Navy Blue Angel that landed in Kansas City on our return from Iraq


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Aug 23, 2019 22:39:40   #
Merlin1300 Loc: New England, But Now & Forever SoTX
 
2-seat "tub" used for incentive flights and for carrying Flight Surgeons or other Pax
Pretty jet non the less

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Aug 24, 2019 07:43:18   #
Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York
 
Cmbtvet wrote:
this is my shot of a Navy Blue Angel that landed in Kansas City on our return from Iraq


She is a beauty.

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Aug 24, 2019 07:55:16   #
grandpaw
 
Nice photo!

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Aug 24, 2019 08:10:01   #
jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana
 

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Aug 24, 2019 08:53:58   #
Blair Shaw Jr Loc: Dunnellon,Florida
 
Looks like a Trainer-Aircraft .......not the F18 Hornet I see at the Naval Academy in Annapolis.


Not sure exactly what this one is...could be mistaken...my eyes are old now.

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Aug 24, 2019 09:09:20   #
RF-4 Phantom Flyer Loc: Gilbert, Arizona USA
 
Blair Shaw Jr wrote:
Looks like a Trainer-Aircraft .......not the F18 Hornet I see at the Naval Academy in Annapolis.


Not sure exactly what this one is...could be mistaken...my eyes are old now.


Certainly not one of the blue angles F-18s. Looks like a blue angle wanna be. Oh and they don’t usually travel with just one airplane.

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Aug 24, 2019 09:58:03   #
Blaster34 Loc: Florida Treasure Coast
 
Cmbtvet wrote:
this is my shot of a Navy Blue Angel that landed in Kansas City on our return from Iraq


Excellent photo but not really a true Blue Angel....new BA aircraft will be the F-18D in 2021

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Aug 24, 2019 11:49:48   #
Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas
 
Very good shot.

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Aug 24, 2019 11:51:15   #
marine73 Loc: Modesto California
 
This looks like the L39 albatross and it also looks like it has an N number registration where all military aircraft uses the BU Number.

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Aug 24, 2019 13:09:47   #
J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio
 
Cmbtvet wrote:
this is my shot of a Navy Blue Angel that landed in Kansas City on our return from Iraq



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Aug 24, 2019 13:38:06   #
JimmyDK
 
Per Wikipedia:

"The show's narrator flies Blue Angel 7, a two-seat F/A-18D Hornet, to show sites. The Blues use this jet for backup, and to give demonstration rides to VIP civilians. Three backseats at each show are available; one of them goes to members of the press, the other two to "Key Influencers".[12] The No. 4 slot pilot often flies the No. 7 aircraft in Friday's "practice" shows. "

They also use this aircraft for "advanced visits" to a site. Kansas City, MO. was listed as a show site for July 6-7, 2019.

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Aug 24, 2019 13:47:11   #
Cmbtvet Loc: Elmira, NY
 
JimmyDK wrote:
Per Wikipedia:

"The show's narrator flies Blue Angel 7, a two-seat F/A-18D Hornet, to show sites. The Blues use this jet for backup, and to give demonstration rides to VIP civilians. Three backseats at each show are available; one of them goes to members of the press, the other two to "Key Influencers".[12] The No. 4 slot pilot often flies the No. 7 aircraft in Friday's "practice" shows. "

They also use this aircraft for "advanced visits" to a site. Kansas City, MO. was listed as a show site for July 6-7, 2019.
Per Wikipedia: br br "The show's narrator fl... (show quote)


Thanks for the insight and clearing up the confusion

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Aug 24, 2019 13:50:33   #
Blaster34 Loc: Florida Treasure Coast
 
JimmyDK wrote:
Per Wikipedia:

"The show's narrator flies Blue Angel 7, a two-seat F/A-18D Hornet, to show sites. The Blues use this jet for backup, and to give demonstration rides to VIP civilians. Three backseats at each show are available; one of them goes to members of the press, the other two to "Key Influencers".[12] The No. 4 slot pilot often flies the No. 7 aircraft in Friday's "practice" shows. "

They also use this aircraft for "advanced visits" to a site. Kansas City, MO. was listed as a show site for July 6-7, 2019.
Per Wikipedia: br br "The show's narrator fl... (show quote)



Never knew the Blues to fly anything other than the F-18's (or appropriate air show aircraft) including the Demo aircraft and the C-130 as logistic support, certainly not a trainor....maybe something new though.

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Aug 24, 2019 14:16:32   #
Merlin1300 Loc: New England, But Now & Forever SoTX
 
The aircraft featured in this thread Does belong to the Blue A's entourage, but is not one of the F/A-18's that typically flys during the actual air-show demos. I believe JimmyDK's post above is correct. Follows is a link to one of the actual Airshow F/A-18's
https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/blue-angel-f-a-18-hornets-shed-parts-in-flight-twice-in-1709836712

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