Double Sevens

by Bob Hislop

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Double Sevens

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Bob Hislop

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Photograph - Photography

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FEATURED ARTIST
Gentlemen's Club Art 1/9/24

Four Blue Angels fly overhead with two number Sevens in the formation. The air show's narrator flies Blue Angels No. 7, a two-seat F/A-18F Hornet, to the show sites. The Blue Angels use these jets for backups, and to give demonstration rides to VIP (civilians). Usually, two back seats rides are available at each air show; one goes to a member of the press, and the other to the "Key Influencer". The No. 4 slot pilot often flies the No. 7 aircraft in Friday's "practice" so that pilots from the fleet and future team members can experience the show.

The Blue Angels travel throughout the Unites States and Canada performing 60 airshows per year. The Blue Angels still employ many of the same practices and techniques used in the inaugural 1946 season. An estimated 11 million spectators view the squadron during air shows from March through November each year. Members of the Blue Angels team also visit more than 50,000 people in schools, hospitals, and community functions at air show cities. Since 1946, the Blue Angels have flown for more than 505 million spectators.

Fine art Nature, Wildlife and Landscape photography prints, posters, canvas prints, greeting cards and stock images by Bob Hislop All rights reserved. WATERMARKS WILL NOT APPEAR ON PURCHASED IMAGES.

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January 8th, 2024

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