Merlin1300 wrote:
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
The aircraft pictured is a Czech Aero L-39 Albatross. NOT operated by the USN. The civilian registration number N139PJ can be seen under the tail.