Blue Angels air show a success

U.S. Navy Blue Angels put on a crowd pleasing performance over the Charleston Harbor in Charleston, S.C., during an air show April 17, 2010, during Charleston Navy Week. The show included formation flying and stunts performed by the highly trained pilots. Performing their first demonstration in 1946, the Blue Angels are the oldest flying aerobatic team. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Lauren Main)

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The Blue Angels soar over the Charleston Harbor in Charleston, S.C., during their practice run April 12, 2010. The Blue Angels performed April 17 and 18 for public viewing. Performing their first demonstration in 1946, the Blue Angels are the oldest flying aerobatic team.

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Blue Angels air show a success

U.S. Navy loadmasters from the crew of the Blue Angels C-130 aircraft known as "Fat Albert" scan the scenery over the city of Charleston, S.C., during an incentive flight for local citizens April 16, 2010. The Blue Angels use the U.S. Marine Corps C-130T Hercules for logistics, carrying spare parts, equipment and to carry support personnel between shows. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Lauren Main)

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Blue Angels air show a success

Loadmasters with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels team hold on tight during an incentive flight on a C-130 known as "Fat Albert" over the city of Charleston, S.C., April 16, 2010. During the flight, passengers experienced positive and negative gravity forces, which many said provided a stomach twisting experience. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Lauren Main)

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Blue Angels air show a success

U.S. Navy Blue Angels put on a soaring performance over the Charleston Harbor in Charleston, S.C., April 17, 2010. The flying squadron's six demonstration pilots fly the F/A-18 Hornet, which are former fleet aircraft that are nearly combat ready. Significant modifications are made to each aircraft to make them performance jets versus fighters, but the modifications can be reversed to make the jets combat ready. With the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950, the Blue Angels and their jets ceased aerobatic demonstrations and formed the nucleus of Fighter Squadron 191, which served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Princeton. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Lauren Main)

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Blue Angels air show a success

Five children sponsored by the South Carolina Make-A-Wish Foundation join for a photo with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels aerial demonstration team April 16, 2010, on the flightline at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Children with life-threatening conditions like cystic fibrosis and leukemia make the children eligible for the Make-A-Wish Foundation program. The Make-A-Wish Foundation mission is to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. More information on their mission is available at www.sc.wish.org. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Timothy Taylor)

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The Blue Angels soar over the Charleston Harbor in Charleston, S.C., during their practice run April 12, 2010. The Blue Angels performed April 17 and 18 for public viewing. Performing their first demonstration in 1946, the Blue Angels are the oldest flying aerobatic team.

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The Blue Angels soar over the Charleston Harbor in Charleston, S.C., during their practice run April 12, 2010. The Blue Angels performed April 17 and 18 for public viewing. Performing their first demonstration in 1946, the Blue Angels are the oldest flying aerobatic team.

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The Blue Angels soar over the Charleston Harbor in Charleston, S.C., during their practice run April 12, 2010. The Blue Angels performed April 17 and 18 for public viewing. Performing their first demonstration in 1946, the Blue Angels are the oldest flying aerobatic team.

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Blue Angels air show a success

Published April 19, 2010
315th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The world famous Blue Angels performed April 17 and 18 over Charleston Harbor in Charleston, S.C., as thousands of people lined the waterfront and viewed from rooftops. The team of six F/A-18 Hornets and a C-130 nicknamed "Fat Albert" performed on a sunsoaked weekend with the USS Yorktown and the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge as a backdrop.