MacDill Airfest 2013
Macdill Air Force Base Airfest 2013 is taking place on Saturday and Sunday, April 6-7 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at this legendary Tampa Air Force base. Head out to this free and family-friendly event to see live air demonstrations from the famous U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight team and much more on hand over the weekend.
Watch Blue Angels demonstration pilots fly state of the art F/A-18 Hornets with wild loops, spins, and synchronized moves above MacDill for a show like you've never seen before. There will also be other dazzling military and civilian aerial demonstrations on hand and more revealed as the 2013 AirFest nears.
- MacDill Airfest Performers
- U.S. Navy Blue Angels
The Blue Angels is the United State's Navy's flight demonstration squadron. It was formed in 1946, making it the second oldest formal flying aerobatic team (flying under the same name) in the world. The Blue Angels' six demonstration pilots fly the F/A-18 Hornet in more than 70 shows at 34 locations throughout the United States each year, where they still employ many of the same practices and techniques used in their aerial displays in 1946. An estimated 11 million spectators view the squadron during air shows each year. The Blue Angels also visit more than 50,000 people a show season (March through November) in schools and hospitals. Since 1946, the Blue Angels have flown for more than 260 million spectators.
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