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Watch: F8F Bearcat and the Original U.S. Navy Blue Angels Tribute

FighterSweep Staff 1 Comment Military Aviation, Navy, Photos, Video

Great tribute to the US Navy Blue Angels and their heritage.

2009, the Horsemen Flight Team traded in their typical steeds of P-51 Mustangs for the round engines of the F8F Bearcat to honor the U.S. Navy Blue Angels.

The pilots, Jim Beasley, Ed Shipley and Dan Friedkin met with the last surviving Blue Angel Al Taddeo before they joined up with the current Blue Angel Solos at the NAS Corpus Christi air show. It was a historic moment for everyone…then and now. Enjoy and share this masterfully crafted story by Ed Shipley and AirShowBuzz.

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