Millions of people have watched aerial performances by the US Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the famed Blue Angels, since it was established in 1946. However, comparatively few have been present at a show site when the team's aircraft are directed to their parking spots on arrival day. Drawing from photos taken when the Blue Angels arrived for the the 2009 Canadian International Air Show, this 11-page booklet shows, and explains, the effort by all hands to prepare for the arrival of the team. The reader will also see the important post-flight work done by the team's ground support personnel who are often overlooked by the average air show spectator. Though set in 2009, the activities at a show site today remain basically the same as does the professionalism of the entire Blue Angels team.
Originally published in 2012 as part of the Aviation Miscellany No.1 volume, this publication is free to view at the PlanePixelBooks Publications blog linked below.
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