The Blue Angels celebrated its 77th birthday on Monday. To celebrate, we wanted to share some “blue” history. 🎂✈
You may not know that the Blue Angels team almost had a whole different identity. We look back at how the iconic squadron got its start.
Ron Williamson is the historian at Naval Air Station Jacksonville. He played a major role in bringing the Blue Angels aircraft to the front of the base. Every day, it greets people driving on US-17, and sailors heading into work. “They gave him a big trophy there at Craig Field, and it’s still at the Blue Angels headquarters over there in Pensacola today,” Williamson said. “Butch and the team came back and said, ‘I think we’re onto something here.’”And how about that name the Blue Angels? Well, believe it or not, the group almost became known as “the Navy Lancers.” Williamson said choosing the name became a contest on base, but said the group wasn’t feeling the feeling. So, they looked elsewhere.
“So, you actually have to apply and say, ‘I’d like to be a Blue Angel,’” Williamson said. “So, there’s quite a competition, therefore, and they go through your flight record, everything that you’ve done, and make a selection. They are the finest of the finest air flying.”
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