Remembering Capt. Chuck Hiett: The Blue Angelsโ first Marine Corps pilot
Every year, millions of people take in the world-famous Blue Angels spectacle. The air shows have become a thrilling American pastime. But when Jacksonville resident Lynne Kelly sees the Blue Angels, she sees her beloved grandfather.
Blue Angels Air Show set for April at NAS Jax is canceled
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ Naval Air Station Jacksonville leadership announced Tuesday it had canceled its planned air show featuring the Blue Angels due to COVID-19 guidelines. โWe look forward to welcoming the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Team, the Blue Angels back to Jacksonville in the future,โ NAS Jax wrote in a release announcing the decision. It indicates the Blue Angels are next scheduled to perform in Jacksonville on Oct. 22-23, 2022. News4Jax was told that The Great Florida Airshow set for May 15-16 at the Orlando Melbourne International Airport is scheduled to go forward with the Blue Angels as the headline act. It will be the first time the Blue Angels have performed in Melbourne in six years.
Boeing looks to enhance Blue Angels lineup with new Super Hornet aircraft
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ The Blue Angels will soon have a new aircraft joining its lineup, one that was modified right here in Jacksonville. Boeing has delivered its first Super Hornet aircraft to the U.S. Navyโs Blue Angels for testing at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland. Boeing has a facility at Cecil Field in Jacksonville and converts F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet aircraft into Blue Angels there. The Super Hornet aircraft is essentially a larger version of the F/A-18 Hornet that the Blue Angels fly in. According to a news release, Boeing intends to modify and deliver 11 new aircraft to the Blue Angels in 2020.
GALLERY: Blue Angels amaze as they fly over greater Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ The Navyโs elite flying unit flew over greater Jacksonville Friday as part of its nationwide flights to salute health care workers, first responders and other essential workers on the front lines of Americaโs battle against the coronavirus. News4Jax viewers sent photos and videos from all over Northeast Florida showing the beautiful flyover. Thank you @BlueAngels for saluting our frontline COVID-19 responders and lifting our spirits with your #AmericaStrong flyover Jacksonville today. #JaxInThisTogether #ILoveJax pic.twitter.com/PhzbMmTF4V โ City of Jacksonville (COJ) (@CityofJax) May 8, 2020The Blue Angels conduct a flyover of Jacksonville Beach, Florida as a tribute and thanks to frontline workers combatting the coronavirus. pic.twitter.com/e7cnCvJ0AJ โ Gwen G (@plumrtlady) May 8, 2020South Jax Beach pic.twitter.com/LVKELkmfl0 โ Chris Lee (@chrisrlee63) May 8, 2020
Blue Angels flyover thrills health care workers - and the rest of Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ The U.S. Navy Blue Angels brought smiles and cheers as they flew over greater Jacksonville Friday as part of its nationwide flights to salute health care workers, first responders and other essential workers on the front lines of Americaโs battle against coronavirus. Iโve never seen anything like this.โAS IT HAPPENED: Blue Angelsโ America Strong flyover saluting Jacksonville heath care workersFull Screen 1 / 14 Blue Angels flyover thrills Jacksonvilleโs health care workersThe F/A-18 Hornets flew over Naval Station Mayport and skirt the beaches all the way down to Palm Valley. The Blue Angels, along with Air Force Thunderbirds, are on a series of multi-city flyovers that began last month over News York City. Brian Kesselring, U.S. Navy Blue Angels commanding officer and flight leader for the flyover. For more information on the Blue Angels, visit www.blueangels.navy.mil.
Dept. of Defense plans โAmerica Strongโ flyovers to honor health care workers
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ In a show of solidarity, the Navy Blue Angels and the Air Force Thunderbirds will conduct a series of multi-city flyovers over the next two weeks, including in Jacksonville. The U.S. Department of Defense is calling the demonstration, America Strong. America Strong is a collaborative salute from the Navy and Air Force to recognize health care workers, first responders, and essential personnel while standing in solidarity with all Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a news release. The Defense Department hasnโt released a final schedule, but the Washington Post reports the Blue Angels will fly over Jacksonville. This year, both teams have been forced to cancel many performances in response to Department of Defense direction resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak.
Weather for the Sea and Sky Air Show
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. - A bit of touch and go showers are set to land in Jacksonville Beach in time for this weekend's Sea and Sky Air Show at Jacksonville Beach -- Sunday may turn out a bit drier before afternoon showers and storms arrive after 1 p.m. Sunday. Rain showers will be more numerous Saturday compared to Sunday but both days will have spots of rain tracking ashore. A steady south breeze at 15-20 mph will combine with clouds to result in balmy temperatures in the low 80s both days. On Sunday rain chances may drop in the morning but increase in the afternoon but it won't be as wet overall compared to Saturday. Low cloud ceilings may hinder some aerobatics if the base hovers around 4,500 feet in the "low show."
Assistant principal soars with Blue Angels
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - While a lot of people are eager to see the Blue Angels fly over Jacksonville Beach for the Sea and Sky Air Show this weekend, a local man got the once in a lifetime opportunity to fly with them. On Wednesday, Lee High School assistant principal, Scott Stuart, got the chance to take a ride with the elite team. I got a call two days ago saying that this year, I was going to get to go and it finally happened, said Stuart. I feel like Ive been through the ringer quite a bit.As an assistant principal, Stuart encourages his students to also follow their dreams. MORE INFO: Guide to Jacksonville Beach's Sea and Sky Air ShowThe Blue Angels are set to perform at 3 p.m. For the complete show schedule, visit the Sea and Sky Air Show website.
Assistant principal soars with Blue Angels
Assistant principal soars with Blue AngelsPublished: October 24, 2019, 6:31 pmWhile a lot of people are eager to see the Blue Angels fly over Jacksonville Beach for the Sea and Sky Air Show, a local man got the once in a lifetime opportunity to fly with them.
Passengers stranded on Disney World's Skyliner gondola for hours
In this handout photo provided by Disney Parks, the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, streak across the skies above Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) - Walt Disney World lost a bit of its magic for visitors who spent Saturday night stranded on the theme park's new Skyliner gondola. Emmie Palmer said she and a friend were stranded about three stories high along with three other woman in a gondola cabin. "Evacuating two people at a time off of the Disney World Skyliner... could be very slow with 10 capacity gondolas," Murray tweeted along with photos of rescuers working. Passengers who were stranded were compensated with free park tickets and gift cards, Palmer and Cole said.
2 Blue Angels planes touch during midair practice run
PENSACOLA, Fla. - The U.S. Navy says two Blue Angels jets touched midair during a practice run in the Florida Panhandle. Navy spokeswoman Lt. Michelle Tucker tells the Pensacola News Journal a jet made momentary contact with the underside of a second jet's outer wing Wednesday as the pilots practiced over the Naval Air Station Pensacola. The incident won't affect the team's performance in a Chicago air show over the weekend. But the two jets involved in the incident have been swapped out and won't fly in Chicago. However Tucker says the pilots of those jets will fly in the air show.
Despite exciting quarter, Disney misses Wall Street expectations
(CNN) - Despite a quarter full of excitement, Disney's revenue for the three months ending in June was lower than Wall Street expected. Disney posted $20.2 billion in sales for the quarter, compared to analysts' projection of $21.4 billion, the company announced after market close Tuesday. Despite missing analyst expectations, sales in the quarter were up 33% from the same period last year, thanks to wins for the company in its studio entertainment and media networks businesses. Those movies and others helped Disney set a record for the highest grossing year for a film studio ever, an achievement announced last week, just seven months into the year. That deal helped beef up Disney's streaming lineup ahead of the planned launch of its streaming service, Disney+, and also gave it a majority ownership stake in Hulu.