Blue Angels
By Sir Ernie Hamilton Boyette
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The Blue Angel flight team was formed at NAS Jacksonville, Florida in 1946.
The first flight demonstration was flow at Craig Air Field located in the Arlington area of Jacksonville, Florida.
Below are paintings of each of the aircraft the flight team has flown since their creation.
This series of painting were commissioned by a client for his personal collection.
This was my fifth print in my series of "Famous American Aviators".
The first was the Grumman F6F Hellcat. Go to Butch Voris page about the above print.
The second aircraft was the Grumman Bearcat. "Butch" Voris flew the Bearcat during the last half of his tour with the flight team.
The Blue Angels transferred to the smaller aircraft five to six months after the team formed because the size of the Hellcat was rather large for the maneuvers the team was performing.
However, Butch said that the F6F handled very well during the acrobatics they preformed.
The third aircraft flown by the team was a jet, the Grumman Panther. After the Korean War the Blue Angel flight team reformed and "Butch" again restarted the unit. This time they were flying the new jets that were assigned to the fleet. "Butch" told me that it was a pleasure to fly the jets. He said that the flight was smother and you did not have to constantly fight the prop torque. However they did have to deal with the jet exhaust.
The fourth aircraft was the Grumman Cougar.
The fifth aircraft was the Grumman Tiger.
The sixth aircraft was the F-4 Phantom.
The seventh aircraft was the A-4 Skyhawk.
The eighth aircraft is the F-16 Hornet.
On May 2, 1975 the United States Navy
selected the F-18 developed by McDonald Douglas Northrop to replace the A-7
Corsair II and the F-4 Phantom. The first operational Hornet squadron was
VMFA-314. The group converted from the F-4 to the
The Hornet joined the Blue Angels in 1986.
In 1992 more powerful engines were installed. The new General Electric
F-404-GE-402 engines gave the Hornet a maximum speed of Mach 1.8 with a ceiling
of 50,000 feet.
The Hornet was designed from the beginning
to be capable of adapting to new ordinance systems as they are developed. Such
flexibility has given the Hornet the ultimate distinction of being the only
aircraft that is compatible to more ordinance than any other aircraft.
During Desert Shield/Desert Storm, 220 F/A
Hornet’s flew from twenty-two squadrons from the United States Navy, Marines
and three squadrons from
The all time favorite aircraft of the flight team is the C-130 "Fat Albert".
Let me know if you would like an original painting of one of these beautiful aircraft for your home or office.
The above paintings are 18x36". Stay in contact with my web page because in the near future I will release a print of the fight team.
I will add more to the history as I have time.
Limited Edition Print Signed and Numbered by the Artist with "lithograph signatures" of the Blue Angel Pilots who flew in the show.
This is a print of the Blue Angels flying over Cecil Field, Jacksonville, Florida as Cecil Field celebrated its 50th Anniversary.
Print Size 24 1/2x30"
Cecil Field 50 Year Anniversary.
Only 150 Limited Edition Prints were published.
Signed and numbered by the artist.
Lithograph signatures of the flight team are on each print.
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All research, writings and artwork are by Sir Ernie Hamilton Boyette.
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Sir. Ernie Hamilton Boyette
904-406-5791
e-mail: aviationartstore@comcast.net
Posted Started 2-10-07