The Blue Angels: A Fly-By History: Sixty Years of Aerial Excellence

Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0760322163
Manufacturer: Zenith Press
Average Customer Review: (From 3 total reviews)
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In 1946 the Blue Angels first took wing; a team of four pilots flew the Grumman F6F Hellcat, in daring air shows conceived by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Chief of Naval Operations. And in the 60 years since then, “V” and “Echelon” formations gave way to awe-inspiring “Diamond” maneuvers and solo tricks like the “Dirty Loop” and the “Tuck-away Break.” The six-man teams moved into the jet age with the McDonnell Douglas IA-18 Hornet. More than 350 million spectators around the world have thrilled to the Blue Angels’ precision flying.

Customer Reviews

Blue Angels: A fly-by history: Sixty years of aerial excellence by Bon Gianni
Very, very interesting in history of the aerobatic team from first year.

A little minus in pictures that thay would be a little more great.

Conclusion: an interesting work over Blue Angels

Great Book About America’s favorite Aviators - The Blue Angels! by W. H. McDonald Jr.
Nicholas Veronico has produced a marvelous collection of photos, history, stories and reference data on America’s most popular aviation group in his coffee table sized book “The Blue Angels - A Fly-By History: Sixty Years Of Aerial Excellence.” It is sure to please all Blue Angel fans world wide. There is so much more to his book than some cold history about the group. This book gives you both the men and their flying machines in a perfect and balanced presentation.

The book not only looks great with many photos of the planes in action but the text digs deeply into the history and personalities involved with making this team a sixty year hit. The author uses some good editing and an easy to follow format to share this group’s story. It is obvious that there was some detailed research that enshrines this whole book project. It feels like a labor of love from the author and comes across in an entertaining style. The book is a tribute to a wonderful group of aviators.

It will sit proudly on your coffee table or in your book shelf but if you leave it lying around the office or the house, people will begin picking it up and browsing through it - the temptation is just too great to fondle and ogle it. The good thing about this book is that it is just as much fun to look at and read the second or the third time or even the first one hundred times you pick it up. It is a collector’s book to be cherished and displayed.

The MWSA gives this book its highest rating of FIVE STARS!

Great pictoral history, but…… by Crush
otherwise somewhat limited in scope. Chronological history of the Blue Angel squadron. It won’t end up being used as a reference for BA history, but it gives a good overview for the casual BA enthusiast. Pictures are great, and otherwise rare.

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