The Navy’s Blue Angels (1966)

Duration: 14:53

Year Published: 1966

Sound: sound

Description: This 1960s industrial film presented by Grumman Aircraft profiles the Blue Angels, the flight demonstration team of the United States Navy. From 1957 to 1969, Blue Angels pilots flew F-11 Tigers, a supersonic fighter aircraft manufactured by Grumman. After introducing the Blue Angels, the film follows the flight team to their base in Pensacola, Florida, where they perform a flight demonstration before an enthusiastic crowd. Robert Yarnall Richie, who produced this film, was a freelance industrial photographer and filmmaker who worked with various large corporations in Texas and around the globe.