Aerial Performers
Most years the performance schedule is highlighted by the U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, who perform each day of the show. In 2007, the United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, performed at the show (the two teams never perform together ). These performances mark the end of each day's aerial performance schedule, except for the Saturday twilight show.
Separately, the Navy's F/A-18 Super Hornet and USMC AV-8B Harrier usually fly individual demonstrations. Though focused on Marine Corps and Navy assets, the show also regularly includes U.S Air Force aircraft, including the Viper West Demo Team's F-16 Falcon, the F-22 Stealth Fighter, B-1 Bomber, C-17 Globemaster and others. The U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team is also a frequent part of the show, and often jumps during the twilight show. Since 1999, the show has also featured a Navy Legacy Flight, where modern jets fly in formation with aircraft from previous eras in celebration of military veterans and naval aviation history.
The show also attracts a number of civilian performers from the U.S. air show circuit, flying prop planes, jet aircraft and gliders. Frequent performers include Sean Tucker's Oracle Challenger, the Red Bull Helicopter (a modified Messerschmitt-Bölkow Blohm BO-105 capable of aerobatic maneuvers), and the "Shockwave" Jet Truck, which also perform during the twilight show. There is a also a selection of radio-controlled planes.
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