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Blue Angels Retire Legacy Hornets

Two blue angels planes one is flying the other is banking away with the words "US Navy" on the wings
Description: Painting, Oil on Linen By Douglas Rowe; 2021; Unframed Dimensions 18H X 28W
Accession #: 2021-011-04
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The US Navy conducted its final flight of the F/A-18 “Legacy” Hornet on 4 November 2020, with the official transition of the Blue Angels to the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet platform. These jets concluded 34 years of service with a 30-minute flight that took place around Naval Air Station Pensacola, the squadron’s home base.

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