Blue Angels 15 Youth T-Shirt

I took this at the 40th Sun N Fun Flyin in Lakeland, Florida, (my hometown). These are the world famous Blue Angels that attend our air show every year. In 1946, the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Chester Nimitz, had a vision to create a flight exhibition team in order to raise the public�s interest in naval aviation and boost Navy morale. In the 1940's, we thrilled audiences with our precision combat maneuvers in the F6 Hellcat, the F8 Bearcat and the F9 Panther. During the 1950's, we refined our demonstration with aerobatic maneuvers in the F9 Cougar and F-11 Tiger and introduced the first six-plane delta formation, still flown to this day. By the end of the 1960�s, we were flying the F-4 Phantom, the only two seat aircraft flown by the delta formation. In 1974, we transitioned to the A-4 Skyhawk, a smaller and lighter aircraft with a tighter turning radius allowing for a more dynamic flight demonstration. In 1986, we celebrated our 40th Anniversary by unveiling the...

I am a 50 something year old Mother of 4 and Grandmother of 7. I am fortunate to be happily married to my best friend. We live in Florida and spend as much time as we can traveling around this beautiful state on our Harley. I love to take pictures of all the places we�ve been and all the cool things we get to see. My Husband bought me a Sony Nex camera for Christmas and it has now become my favorite past time to see what I can capture with it. Of course my favorite things to take pictures of are my beautiful Grandchildren. My family loves to tease me because I am constantly taking pictures of them, but one day when there going through the thousands and thousands of pictures that I have left behind- hopefully, they will appreciate my...