US Navy Blue Angels show their precision flying and daring-do at Four Leaf Air Show, Jones Beach State Park, Long Island, honoring America’s 250th © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com By Karen Rubin, editor@news-photos-features.com, news-photos-features.com
The US Navy Blue Angels headlined a very special Four Leaf Air Show at Jones Beach, this year honoring America’s 250th anniversary, so moved from the traditional Memorial Day Weekend to July 5 and 6. Some 268,000 turned out for the event on Monday; unfortunately, Tuesday’s show was cancelled for rain.
The Jones Beach event was special in other ways, as well, featuring more international participants than ever, including the first-ever visit to the United States by the United Arab Emirates aerobatic team, Fursan Al Emarat. The United Kingdom sent its Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, and its British Army Parachute Display Team, the Red Devils, and Canada sent the Canadian Forces Snowbirds (431 Air Demonstration Squadron).
In a stunning and spectacular and surprising move, the Canadian Snowbirds joined the British Red Arrows to pay special honor for America’s 250th .
The event also featured Aaron Deliu, an Australian professional aerobatic pilot who is becoming a U.S. citizen, as well as local favorites, Farmingdale State College Flying Rams, historic “warbirds” from the American Airpower Museum, and the 106th Rescue Wing of the NY Air National Guard.
Here are photo highlights:
US Navy Blue Angels show their precision flying and daring-do at Four Leaf Air Show, Jones Beach State Park, Long Island, honoring America’s 250th © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com US Navy Blue Angels show their precision flying and daring-do at Four Leaf Air Show, Jones Beach State Park, Long Island, honoring America’s 250th © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com US Navy Blue Angels show their precision flying and daring-do at Four Leaf Air Show, Jones Beach State Park, Long Island, honoring America’s 250th © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com US Navy Blue Angels thrill an audience of 268,000 at Four Leaf Air Show, Jones Beach State Park, Long Island, honoring America’s 250th © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com US Navy Blue Angels thrill an audience of 268,000 at Four Leaf Air Show, Jones Beach State Park, Long Island, honoring America’s 250th © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com US Navy Blue Angels thrill an audience of 268,000 at Four Leaf Air Show, Jones Beach State Park, Long Island, honoring America’s 250th © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com
US Navy Blue Angels thrill an audience of 268,000 at Four Leaf Air Show, Jones Beach State Park, Long Island, honoring America’s 250th © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com
US Navy Blue Angels thrill an audience of 268,000 at Four Leaf Air Show, Jones Beach State Park, Long Island, honoring America’s 250th © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com US Navy Blue Angels thrill an audience of 268,000 at Four Leaf Air Show, Jones Beach State Park, Long Island, honoring America’s 250th © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com US Navy Blue Angels thrill an audience of 268,000 at Four Leaf Air Show, Jones Beach State Park, Long Island, honoring America’s 250th © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com US Navy Blue Angels thrill an audience of 268,000 at Four Leaf Air Show, Jones Beach State Park, Long Island, honoring America’s 250th © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com US Navy Blue Angels show their precision flying and daring-do at Four Leaf Air Show, Jones Beach State Park, Long Island, honoring America’s 250th © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com US Navy Blue Angels show their precision flying and daring-do at Four Leaf Air Show, Jones Beach State Park, Long Island, honoring America’s 250th © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com US Navy Blue Angels thrill an audience of 268,000 at Four Leaf Air Show, Jones Beach State Park, Long Island, honoring America’s 250th © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com US Navy Blue Angels thrill an audience of 268,000 at Four Leaf Air Show, Jones Beach State Park, Long Island, honoring America’s 250th © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com US Navy Blue Angels thrill an audience of 268,000 at Four Leaf Air Show, Jones Beach State Park, Long Island, honoring America’s 250th © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com US Navy Blue Angels show their precision flying and daring-do at Four Leaf Air Show, Jones Beach State Park, Long Island, honoring America’s 250th © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com US Navy Blue Angels show their precision flying and daring-do at Four Leaf Air Show, Jones Beach State Park, Long Island, honoring America’s 250th © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com US Navy Blue Angels show their precision flying and daring-do at Four Leaf Air Show, Jones Beach State Park, Long Island, honoring America’s 250th © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com See also:
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