Tag: blue angels
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Pikes Peak Regional Airshow donates $75,000 to Colorado Springs history museums
The Pikes Peak Regional Airshow announced a trio of $25,000 donations Tuesday to area museums dedicated to teaching and preserving the country’s military history. The National Museum of World War II Aviation, the 4th Infantry Division Museum and the Peterson Air and Space Museum will each receive $25,000 from the air show group, according to…
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Scenes from the 2024 Pikes Peak Regional Airshow
Sights and sounds from the 2024 Pikes Peak Regional Airport in Colorado Springs on Saturday, August 17, 2024, featuring a performance by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels.
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Colorado College grad to take flight with Blue Angels in team’s first-ever Pikes Peak Regional Airshow performance
While Colorado Springs is typically Air Force Thunderbird territory, the region is welcoming the Navy’s Blue Angels to the airshow this weekend, marking the team’s first performance in the Pikes Peak region. And among the Angels is a familiar face. Marine Capt. Isaac Becker says he’s excited to share the magic of the Blue Angels with…
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Former Colorado Springs teacher flies with Blue Angels: ‘The smoothest flight I’ve ever had’
A Blue Angels F/A-18 Super Hornet departed the Jet Centers of Colorado on a very special flight Wednesday. When it returned roughly 30 minutes later, its passenger was left wide-eyed and nearly speechless. “Holy cow!” Mollie Venable managed to say after she climbed down from the aircraft. “That was incredible!” Venable was treated to a…
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Blue Angels deliver sellout crowd ahead of Pikes Peak Regional Airshow
The Pikes Peak Regional Airshow is right around the corner, and tickets are going fast, according to show officials. With less than two weeks before the show, which features the Navy’s Blue Angels for the first time, tickets are sold out. “This year, with the Blue Angels coming, everything is going to be multiplied,” said…
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Blue Angels accepting nominations for the ride-along of a lifetime
A standout Colorado Springs resident could be eligible for a once-in-a-lifetime ride-along with the Blue Angels when the Navy’s flight demonstration team joins the Pikes Peak Regional Airshow in August. The Blue Angels’ Key Influencer program offers area residents who positively impact local youth the chance to take to the skies in one of their…
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Blue Angels pilots visit Colorado Springs in advance of Pikes Peak Regional Airshow
In preparation for the 2024 Pikes Peak Regional Airshow, an advance team from the Blue Angels visited Colorado Springs on Thursday to meet with event officials and volunteers. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Brian Vaught and Lt. Connor O’Donnell flew one of the precision flight team’s F/A-18 Super Hornets to Jet Centers of Colorado on Aviation Way,…