The United States Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, The"Blue Angels" will be the featured air show performers at the 40th Annual SUN'n FUN International Fly-In & Expo, scheduled for April 1-6, 2014 on its
campus at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Lakeland, Florida.
"After a year of sequestration and no military participation at airshows, SUN 'n FUN is honored to host the first appearance of the Blue Angels in the southeast in 2014," said SUN 'n FUN President & CEO John R."Lites" Leenhouts. "It is exciting for us to offer our guests the stellar precision that represents the piloting skills of all naval aviators."
PENSACOLA, Fla. (Nov. 9, 2013) F/A-18 Hornets assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, perform a Delta Flat Pass over the Naval Air Station Pensacola airfield in Pensacola, Fla. The flyover marks the end of the team's 2013 season and the beginning of the 2014 air show season. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kathryn E. Macdonald/Released)
The Blue Angels' mission, according to the U.S. Navy, is to enhance Navy and Marine Corps recruiting efforts and to represent the naval service to the United States, its elected leadership and foreign nations. Blue Angels serve as positive role models and goodwill ambassadors for the U. S. Navy and Marine Corps.
The Blue Angels' C-130, affectionately known as "Fat Albert," begins each demonstration by exhibiting its maximum performance capabilities during a 10-minute performance. Finally, the team illustrates the pinnacle of precision flying, performing maneuvers locked as a unit in the renowned, six-jet "Delta Formation." Staff Report, FMI: http://www.blueangels.navy.mil/