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View Poll Results: Thunderbirds vs The Blue Angels
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USAF Thunderbirds vs The Blue Angels

Old Apr 30, 2007 | 05:55 PM
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USAF Thunderbirds vs The Blue Angels

DO you like the thunderbirds or the blue angels or do you like them both!!
I like both of them.
Old Apr 30, 2007 | 06:04 PM
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Only the Blue Angels can land on a moving carrier deck.
Old Apr 30, 2007 | 06:13 PM
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Both my wife and I are ex Navy... who do you think we root for?
Old Apr 30, 2007 | 06:25 PM
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to both!!
Old Apr 30, 2007 | 11:02 PM
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I do like them both, it is so cool to watch what both teams can do. You have to tip your hat off to them

I voted for the T-birds. I grew up watching them. My mother use to date one of the crew chiefs so we got to go watch from the flight line as a kid.
Old May 1, 2007 | 05:03 AM
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I have worked with them both and they are both Great in thier own way, any Pilot that can fly the Plane 12" from each other are really cool Pilots and I wish I could be in the Seat when they do this. Yes the Angels can land on Carriers but then again that is what they do as Navy Pilots. if you go to the Angels Photo Poster web site you will see what I mean flying 12" from each other. I still like Fat Albert and that is run by the U.S. Marines Flight Team that support the Angels. To me any Pilot that does this type of Flying is one of the Best Pilots. It takes more then guts. Just think if we could get the G force out of our HHr's then we would know what the Pilots are going through. Man that would be really fast.
Old May 1, 2007 | 05:29 AM
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I was at Elmendorf back in 03 and I remember being in Anchorage watching the T-Birds scream overhead and over the bay...THAT was very impressive to see them in that setting


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Old May 1, 2007 | 07:28 AM
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Both put on amazing shows. I'm retired AF but love to watch any of them, including the Snowbirds. Why would any choose one or the other?
Old May 1, 2007 | 07:34 AM
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As an Air Force brat, I grew up watching the Thunderbirds at least twice a year. I too got to watch from the flight line!!

I've yet to see the Blue Angels perform in person.
Old May 1, 2007 | 07:37 AM
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I love going to air shows, and attend several each year. Both are amazing, and put on great shows. I like the F/A 18 Hornet a bit better than the F-16, so in that respect I like the Blue Angels, however when it comes to the arobatics, both are incredible. I can only imagine the skill and courage it takes to fly that close to another jet, and perform the stunts they do.

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