April 2025 - Blue Angels Air Show at Lakeland Airport
a pair of EA-18 Growlers a single EA-18 Growler A bit of vapor as the Growler climbs Vought F4U Corsair fly by Vought F4U and Mustang P51 flyby nice closeup of the F4U Corsair Nose of the A26 Bomber - Miss Million Airess F35 Lightning demonstrator taking off F35 Lightning demonstrator showing off its internals F16 Falcon with a bit of vapor F16 Falcon with a slight jet trail (the sky was so bright..) C-130 Fat Albert taxiing C-130 Fat Albert saying hello to the crowd C-130 Fat Albert just after takeoff C-130 Fat Albert in flight C-130 Fat Albert frozen in the air C-130 Fat Albert a nice profile US Navy Blue Angels FA-18 #2 ready for takeoff US Navy Blue Angels FA-18 #1 and #2 ready for takeoff US Navy Blue Angels in a rolling diamond formation US Navy Blue Angels on a parade pass US Navy Blue Angels enjoying some sun (they're so close) US Navy Blue Angels climbing in formation US Navy Blue Angels solo pilots cross over in their FA-18s (#5 and #6) US Navy Blue Angels solo pilots in a dirty landing formation US Navy Blue Angels the diamond descending in a dirty landing formation US Navy Blue Angels #5 hitting the afterburner US Navy Blue Angels diamond in a mixed pass US Navy Blue Angels diamond on a gentle parade pass US Navy Blue Angels diamond all going vertical (yes..that's 4 separate planes) US Navy Blue Angels solo pilots on a gentle parade pass US Navy Blue Angels entire team in formation on a pass US Navy Blue Angels entire team starting their blossom over the crowd US Navy Blue Angels entire team one final pass A-10 Thunderbolt Peanut..and the A-10 (#1) Peanut..and the cannon from the A-10