Tuesday Bluesday! Here's a neat piece of Blue Angels' history that I found in the archives. Apollo 10 was the full-up, 'dress rehearsal' for the first attempt to land man on the moon. It launched from Cape Kennedy on May 18th, and splashed down in the Pacific on May 26th. These two patches were flown aboard the Apollo 10 command module, "Charlie Brown", and presented to the Blues after the crew's return to earth. Astronauts John Young and Gene Cernan were both Naval Aviators, and while mission commander Tom Stafford was an Air Force pilot, he was an Annapolis grad. #tuesdaybluesday #blueangelsdecades
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One of the best Hooks ever! And I sleep a helluva lot better at night knowing this man has the watch. #2024tailhook
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Tuesday Bluesday! The Blues entered the jet era during the 1949 show season. trading in their Bearcats for F9F-2 Panthers. Here's a Grumman PR shot of (L to R) LT Bob Longworth, LCDR Dusty Rhodes, LT George Hoskins, and LTjg Fritz Roth inspecting a model of the Panther while on the ramp at Bethpage. The Blues would fly their first public demonstration in the Panther on August 20, 1949 in Beaumont, TX. #tuesdaybluesday #blueangelsdecades
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