Ft Lauderdale Airshow this weekend

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The U.S. Navy Blue Angels are back and will be soaring over the beach Saturday and Sunday as part of the Fort Lauderdale Air Show.

The Blue Angels’ performance will be one of their first in the F-18 Super Hornet aircraft, which they are transitioning to from the legacy Hornet, an aircraft they have flown for three decades.

Schedule
Opening ceremonies will begin at 11:15 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Flight performances begin at 11:30 a.m., with the Blue Angels scheduled to take the air from 2:15 p.m. to 3 p.m. both days.

The full sequence of flight, according to organizers, is as follows:

• Opening Ceremonies
• Invocation
• National Anthem
• SOCOM Para-Commandos
• U.S. Coast Guard Search and Rescue Demo
• F-16 Viper Demo
• Air Force Heritage Flight (F-16 & P-51)
• C-17 Globemaster III Demo
• GEICO Skytypers
• Red Bull Air Force
• Red Bull Helicopter
• Kirby Chambliss
• Mike Wiskus in the Lucas Oil Pitts
• U.S. Navy Blue Angels

 

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