The Navy reported that two of their Blue Angel F-18 aircraft made contact with each other in the skies over Pensacola Beach, Florida last week during a demonstration flight with the Air Force Thunderbirds. No one was hurt and both aircraft landed safely only suffering minor damage. The F-18s have been repaired and returned to active flight status.
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The incident happened while the jets were flying in the Delta formation, according to Lt. Joe Hontz, spokesman for the Blue Angels.
“Two of the jets in the Blue Angel Delta formation encountered unexpected wake turbulence,” Hontz said, “causing a very brief and minor contact between the aircraft.”
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