Go inside the cockpit of a Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet as the Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron performs an air show over San Francisco as part of the Bay Area's annual Fleet Week festivities. Ride along with former Blue Angels Commanding Officer, George "Boss" Dom, as the Blues takes off from Oakland International Airport before performing a 45 minute demonstration above iconic San Francisco landmarks including the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, Pier 39, Fisherman's Wharf and Coit Tower. Listen carefully to the cockpit communication broadcast between the pilots and the specialized voice cadence leveraged by Boss Dom to guide the Blues as they fly just 18 inches apart from one another. This video was recorded on October 12, 1997.
0:01 - Takeoff Checks
0:50 - Taxi to Runway
3:43 - Takeoff From Oakland International
5:50 - Transit to Show Site
8:12 - Delta Head On Arrival
10:36 - Diamond 360
12:10 - Diamond Roll
13:49 - Diamond Aileron Roll
16:34 - Diamond Dirty Loop
19:19 - Double Farvel
21:25 - Fan Break
23:40 - Left Echelon Roll
25:41 - Line Abreast Loop
28:34 - Vertical Break
30:58 - Tuck Under Break
33:15 - Barrel Roll Break
36:12 - Delta Roll
38:03 - Fleur de Lis
40:00 - Loop Break
45:36 - Delta Flat Pass
46:28 - Cleared for Candlestick Flyover
47:56 - Flyover of NFL Game | 49ers vs Rams
50:24 - Delta Left Pitch Up Break
51:19 - Landing
1997 Blue Angels Team
1. CDR George Dom
2. Maj Pat Cooke, USMC
3. LT Mark Dunleavy
4. LCDR Scott Moyer
5. LT Ryan Scholl
6. LT Scott Beare
7. LT Doug Verissimo
8. LT Kevin Lacasse
Capt Stuart Smith, USMC
Capt Daren Martin, USMC
Capt Rob Wunderlich, USMC
MO LT Clark Merritt
Doc LT Bryan Buchanan
AO LCDR Patricia Tezak
PAO LT Tanya Wallace (Presser)
SUPO LT Duke Heinz
Footage upscaled with Topaz Video Enhance AI software