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SoComSurfing said:
The Blue Angels are based out of Pensacola Naval Airstation, so it's not unusual to see them doing practice runs out over Pensacola Bay. I was working on the bridge of a ship that arrived in to Pensacola one morning when the Customs officer I boarded with stopped everything he was doing and had some of the crew line up at the floor-to-ceiling windows facing out over the bay. All of a sudden a line of 4 of the Blues came by at only about 250-300ft out, each one doing a barrel roll as they passed the vessel. Coolest damn thing I've ever seen. The mostly UK and Norwegian crew were all as giddy as schoolgirls, too.
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I've seen them MANY times. They do 2 shows a year here (one at the beach, one at NAS), plus they practice 2X/wk when not out of town doing a show. I see them practice often when I'm out fishing. We were the Thursday night house band for a few years at their watering hole: Trader John's (now closed: Trader passed on). They used to come in a lot. Even played a private party for them. They were all super nice and fun! And if you ever get a chance to see them, do NOT miss it!
 
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