Blue Angels work-up at NAF El Centro 25-26 Feb

[Kieron]

At this time of the year, the Blue Angels deploy to El Centro for their winter training and work-up for the new display season...

[timuss]

wow great set love number 17

[Macc]

14 is magnificent. They all are though!

[habu21]

Good to see this fine team from a different angle from the norm, really like the Moonshot, great stuff.

[Harlequin67]

Great set of shots.

The take-off shots show them burning jet fuel, very badly. What colour do you call that exhaust?

[StevenH]

A really nice set of shots.

One thing though, is there any chance you could number them to make individual commenting easier please?

[Stu]

Ace selection very nice indeed

[Binbrook 01]

Very Nice Keiron,

And nice to see they have finally started to re-equip with F/A-18Cs.

TS

[vader34]

Ace selection Keiron, I still have the scars from climbing the haystack to try and get the launch shots on the Friday, and in the end I just watched as the 4 Blues came straight overhead!

Rgds Stu

[ulverstonfgr4]

I Have not enjoyed looking at a set of shot's so much in a long time as much as i have these,superb and well done

[Russ]

Outstanding. Thanks for posting them.

[RichPittman]

Fantastic selection Kieron

[Mobile]

They have to be one of the best sets of pictures I have ever seen on here. Magnificent!!
I can only imagine how much fun you had taking them.
Top Drawer

[Lumix]

Very nice! I like the symmetry of shot 11

[bigcrow]

These are a bit special Kieron, inside or outside the base?

[UA935]

Not bad Kieron, not bad.

Surprised you weren't still in bed though!

Regards

Simon

[Cobraball]

Simon

He had got better by the time we reached El Centro,
it was only 3 buckets of water over his head at 6am.

[Phoenix]

BEST SET of shots posted here for about a year...Austrian Tiffs excluded!!!

The first couple had my jaw dropping..By the time I got to the 4x F-18s on approach..I was almost sick with envy!!!

RIAT...PLEASE...PLEASE break the bank to get those guys over at least in the next 2 years?????????????????

Superb shots and I need to get over to the US...!!

Neil.

[Kieron]

Many thanks for all your kind remarks. Much appreciated. Most of the shots were taken from the outside from on top of a 12 foot high stack of hay bales, conveniently situated at the end of the cross runway which is used by the Blue Angels for their departure. The full display is performed over the airfield on Thursdays and Saturdays at 0830, and then repeated again at 1300hrs. On the other weekdays, they use this runway for departures three times a day and utilise the airspace to the north of El Centro to practice their routine.
Simon, they certainly woke me up when they passed over my head at about 100 ft !

[Bandit01]

Best pictures ever seen of the USN Blue Angels...

[Cobraball]

You never disappoint, great shots Kieron..

[Mark K]

Absolutley brilliant selection Kieron

P.S. Nice to have met you last Sunday at the 'row

[docman]

Superb set

[F-32]

Love it! Has anyone noticed the 2 x A6 Intruders in the bottom right of the 8th shot??

Wonder what they're doing there..............