OSHKOSH – With less than a month to go, preparations for the U.S. Navy Blue Angels performance at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture 2017 are in full swing. The 65th annual AirVenture is set for July 24-30, with the Blue Angels performing at 4 p.m. in the Friday air show and 5 p.m. in the Saturday air show. “The Blue Angels are extremely excited to be part of an event that is not only for air show fans, but aviation enthusiasts from all over the world,” said Lt. Joe Hontz, public affairs officer for the Blue Angels. “There is an unspoken bond between aviation fans and we look forward to sharing the same passion for flight.” The conversations to bring the Blue Angels to Oshkosh actually started a few years ago, said Rick Larsen, vice president of communities and member programs for EAA. The team wanted to perform at AirVenture, and it took about two years to get the schedule worked out to do so. “This is one of those shows that they have always wanted to perform at,” he said. “Up until we brought the (U.S. Air Force) Thunderbirds in 2014, we simply hadn’t undertaken the effort to go [...]
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