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The U.S. Navy Blue Angels delivered speed ... demonstration team and the U.S. Marine’s F-35B Lightning II. Vintage aircraft from World War II also made appearances. The program repeats Sunday.
(WFLA) — The Blue Angels soared into Lakeland ... people around here understand that one of these planes can fly as slow as some of the prop aircraft around here,” said Cdr.
In fact, the Blue Angels will reach speeds around 700 miles per hour, not because that's the F/A-18 Super Hornet's top speed, but because they aren't authorized to fly faster. This aircraft is ...
The biggest point of distinction might be the type of planes they fly. The Blue Angels fly the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, while the Thunderbirds fly Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcons.