Edward L. Feightner
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Rear Admiral Edward Lewis Feightner was a United States Navy officer who fought in a number of significant battles in the World War II Pacific Theater of Operations. During two combat tours, he shot d
Feightner in 1970
Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat from early 1942
Grumman F6F-3 Hellcats in tricolor camouflage, May 1943
Fighter aircraft contrails mark the sky over Task Force 58 on June 19, 1944.
Blue Angels
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The Blue Angels, formally named the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, is a United States Navy flight demonstration squadron. Formed in 1946, the unit is the second-oldest formal aerobatic team
Edward L. Feightner
…War II Pacific Theater of Operations. During two combat tours, he shot down nine enemy aircraft to become a flying ace. He was an early member of the Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron and flew the lead "solo" position. His work as a test pilot included aircraft, electronic systems, and operational tactics…
Blue Angels Delta Breakout
The Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornets "1–4" fly in a tight diamond formation, maintaining 18-inch (0.5 m) wingtip-to-canopy separation
Blue Angels' Marine Corps Lockheed C-130 Hercules Fat Albert conducting a rocket-assisted takeoff (RATO)
Water condensation in the strake vortices of a Blue Angels Hornet