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Jan 222010
 
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Courtesy fedflix, public.resource.org National Archives and Records Administration ICE FORMATION ON AIRCRAFT Department of Defense. Department of the Navy. Naval Photographic Center. (09/18/1947 – ?) ARC Identifier 75096 / Local Identifier 428-MN-9487A. HOW STRUCTURAL ICE INTERFERS WITH NORMAL FLIGHT PROCEDURES AND HOW THE HAZARD CAN BE REDUCED. CARBURETOR AND PITOT TUBE ICING; TURBO-JET ENGINE PROBLEMS; ILLUSTRATIONS OF RIME AND CLEAR ICE, AND FACTORS SUCH AS TEMPERATURE, MOISTURE AND ALTITUDE WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO EACH TYPE. Made possible by a donation from John and Paige Curran.

Jan 052010
 
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Courtesy: Universal Newsreels “San Diego, CA: After a massed formation flight of over 3000 miles, a squadron of Navy planes, led by Rear Admiral AW Johnson and Lieutenant Commander Knefler mcginnis, are seen in spectacular pictures landing at the Naval base here.” -no sound

Nov 022009
 
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Hear the Blue Angels air show audio from Fleet Week overlaid on photos. Opens with a 2008 DOD news piece. This is the live audio feed from the radio communication between the planes. Pictures courtesy DOD, United States Navy and the United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron – The Blue Angels: www.blueangels.navy.mil http www.military.com Audio courtesy: www.liveatc.net Members of the 2009 season USN Blue Angels Team Flying Blue Angel No.1 Commander Greg mcwherter (Commander/Leader) Flying Blue Angel No.2 Lieutenant Commander Paul Brantuas (Right Wing) Flying Blue Angel No.3 Major Chris Collins USMC (Left Wing) Flying Blue Angel No.4 Lieutenant Mark Swinger (Slot) Flying Blue Angel No.5 Major Nate Miller USMC (Lead Solo) Flying Blue Angel No.6 Lieutenant Frank Weisser (Opposing Solo) Flying Blue Angel No.7 Lieutenant Ben Walborn (Advance Pilot/Narrator) Lieutenant Amy Tomlinson No.8 (Events Coordinator) Major Drew Hess USMC (C-130 Pilot) Captain Brendan Burks USMC (C-130 Pilot) Captain Edward Jorge USMC (C-130 Pilot) Lieutenant Manuel Sanchez (Maintenance Officer) Lieutenant Johannah Valentine (Flight Surgeon) Chief Warrant Officer 4 Adolfo P. demontalvo (Executive/Administrative Officer) Captain Tyson Dunkelberger USMC (Public Affairs Officer) Lieutenant Anthony Robinson (Supply Officer) en.wikipedia.org