Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!ncar!unmvax!uokmax!occrsh!fang!att!cbnewsc!cbnews!cbnews!military From: jfb@ihlpm.att.com (Joseph F Baugher) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: blue angels Keywords: none Message-ID: <1991Jun28.022616.27465@cbnews.cb.att.com> Date: 28 Jun 91 02:26:16 GMT References: <1991Jun27.013045.26591@cbnews.cb.att.com> Sender: military@cbnews.cb.att.com (william.a.thacker) Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories - Indian Hill - Naperville, Illinois Lines: 46 Approved: military@att.att.com From: jfb@ihlpm.att.com (Joseph F Baugher) In article <1991Jun27.013045.26591@cbnews.cb.att.com>, "Robert E Mitchell" writes: > > > From: "Robert E Mitchell" > > Hi there. Sorry to bother you all with such mundane requests, but my friend > and I got into a "discussion" over what the Blue Angels flew before the F-18. > He insists that they flew F-4 Phantoms. I beleive they flew A-4 Skyhawks. I'm > almost sure of it and there is 20 bucks in it for me if I'm right. I'm not > sure if the Blue Angels ever flew F-4's because to me it doesn't appear > to be a good choice as an acrobatic/stunt/showplane. I remember it being > fondly referred to as the flying brick. It doesn't matter if F-4's were > indeed ever used, although it would be nice to know. Just tell me what came > before the F-18. I need lots of answeres from lots of people, and I need them > fast. It would also be nice to know what planes the Blue Angels have flown > since their inception. PLEASE respond. can anyone help? Here's a roster of the aircraft which served with the Blue Angels Flight demonstration team: Aircraft Dates Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 1946 (for a few weeks) Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat 1946-1949 Grumman F9F-2 Panther 1949-1951 Grumman F9F-5 Panther 1951-1953 Grumman F9F-6 Cougar 1953 (for a few weeks) Grumman F9F-5 Panther 1953-1954 Grumman F9F-8 Cougar 1954-1957 Grumman F11F-1 (F-11A) Tiger 1957-1969 McDonnell F-4J Phantom 1969-1973 Douglas A-4F Skyhawk 1973-1987 McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18A Hornet 1987-present References: McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft Since 1920, Rene J. Francillon Grumman Aircraft since 1929, Rene J. Francillon Joe Baugher AT&T Bell Laboratories 200 Park Plaza P. O. Box 3050 Naperville, Illinois 60566-7050 (708) 713-4548 ihlpm!jfb jfb200@cbnewsd.att.com