The popular Blue Angels plan to be at Chattanooga's Air Show next Oct. 28-29.
The Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron today announced their schedule for the 2005 show season.
Local officials had hoped to include the Blue Angels in the event that is a major fundraiser for T.C. Thompson Children's Hospital.
Following winter training, the team will begin its 59th season at Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif., March 12. It will conclude Nov. 12 at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla.
The Blue Angels are scheduled to perform 69 demonstrations at 35 air shows throughout the United States during the 2005 season.
Demonstration sites are selected in support of the objectives of the Department of Defense and in the interest of the armed services, with safety as the primary consideration. Performances greatly assist the Navy's and Marine Corps’ recruiting and retention goals, enhance esprit de corps among uniformed men and women and demonstrate the professional skills and capabilities of the armed forces to the American public.
“The Blue Angels are fired up and ready for a safe and exhilarating show season,” said Cmdr. Steve Foley, Blue Angels flight leader and commanding officer.
“While we wanted to perform at every air show, we have a limited number of available dates each season," Foley added. "Every venue that requested to host the Blue Angels received the Navy’s utmost consideration.”
Here is the schedule:
March 12, Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif.
March 19-20, Punta Gorda, Fla.
April 2-3, Naval Air Station Forth Worth, Texas
April 9-10, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas
April 16-17, Wilmington, N.C.
April 23-24, Vidalia, Ga.
April 30, Charleston, S.C.
May 7-8, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C.
May 14-15, Barksdale Air Force Base, La.
May 21-22, Dobbins Air Force Base, Ga.
May 24-25, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
May 27, U.S. Naval Academy Graduation Flyover, Annapolis, Md.
May 28-29, Willow Grove, Penn.
June 4-5, Maguire Air Force Base, N.J.
June 11-12, Janesville, Wis.
June 18-19, North Kingstown, R.I.
June 25-26, Evansville, Ind.
July 2-3, Pensacola Beach, Fla.
July 9-10, Fargo, N.D.
July 16-17, Milwaukee, Wis.
July 23-24, Muskegon, Mich.
July 30-31, Kalispell, Mont.
Aug. 6-7, Seattle
Aug. 13-14, Grand Junction, Col.
Aug. 20-21, (weekend off)
Aug. 27-28, Indianapolis, Ind.
Sept. 3-4, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.
Sept. 10-11, Naval Air Station Brunswick, Maine
Sept. 17-18, Naval Air Station Oceana, Va.
Sept. 24-25, Gainesville, Fla.
Oct. 1-2, Millington, Tenn.
Oct. 8-9, San Francisco
Oct. 15-16, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.
Oct. 22-23, Naval Air Station Pt. Mugu, Calif.
Oct. 29-30, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Nov. 5-6, Jacksonville Beach, Fla.
Nov. 11-12, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla.