High speed pass of Blue Angels #5 during airshow.
For those unfamiliar with the Blue Angels' show, it's quite a scare when Blue Angel #5 races past from left to right at almost very high speed in front of the audience. Immediately afterwards, Blue Angel #6 also comes flying over in front of the many spectators with very high speed and deafening noise. However, this so-called sneak pass of Blue Angel #6 is not announced and therefore comes as a loud surprise to many spectators!
The Blue Angels (also known as Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron) is the flight demonstration team of the United States Navy. Founded at the end of World War II, the team was 'the world's first official flight demonstration team. In the early years, the team flew three aircraft, then four, and for many years the team has consisted of six aircraft. Since 2021, it has been using the Boeing F/A-18E&F Super Hornet.
This picture was taken during the Wings over Houston airshow on 24 October 2024 held at Ellington Airport.
I am Jaap van den Berg and photography has become a great passion of mine since 2010. Since then I travel all over the world to take pictures of military aircrafts. But besides aircraft I also love to photograph other subjects like landscapes, architecture, flowers, animals, .. Read more…