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The Blue Angels
Contributor(s): Keillor, Maureen Smith (Author), Wheeler, Evelyn (Author)
ISBN: 1467117471     ISBN-13: 9781467117470
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
OUR PRICE:   $20.69  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: January 2017
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv)
- History | Military - Aviation
- History | Military - Naval
LCCN: 2016933523
Series: Images of Modern America
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.5" W x 9.1" (0.65 lbs) 96 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
- Chronological Period - 21st Century
- Locality - Pensacola, Florida
- Geographic Orientation - Florida
 
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Publisher Description:

Join author Evelyn L. Wheeler as she recounts the origins and history of the Navy's Flight Demonstration Team: The Blue Angels.


Every year, more than 11 million people attend air shows that feature the Blue Angels, who call Pensacola, Florida, their home. The Navy's Flight Demonstration Team, with its six gleaming blue-and-gold F/A-18 Hornets, never fails to thrill the crowds. Flying from heights of over 15,000 feet and dropping as low as 50 feet, the shows are nonstop, high-energy, heart-stopping excitement. The Blue Angels were established in 1946 by Adm. Chester W. Nimitz to "showcase the pride and professionalism of the United States Navy and Marine Corps by inspiring a culture of excellence and service to country through flight demonstrations and community outreach." The Blue Angels pilots and flight crew visit 50,000 people a year in schools, hospitals, and other community events, in addition to performing for those who attend their air shows.


Contributor Bio(s): Keillor, Maureen Smith: - Maureen Smith Keillor earned a bachelor of arts in history in 2011. This is her second book for Arcadia Publishing. Evelyn L. Wheeler has been a volunteer with the National Parks System at Fort Pickens, Pensacola, since 1987 and has been cataloging Civil War veterans" headstones at Fort Barrancas National Cemetery. Images have been drawn from a variety of sources, primarily from the Emil Buehler Library at the National Naval Aviation Museum.