Jun 18, 2012

A Blue Angels’ view of Baltimore

Jerry Jackson 1 Comment Maryland Baltimore, Blue Angels, Maryland, Navy, Sailabration

While we were photographing them, the Blue Angels were photographing us. Here are a couple of images that the Navy has released of the Blue Angels over Baltimore.

: Capt. Brandon Cordill, left wingman of the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, flies an F/A-18 Hornet over Baltimore during the Star Spangled Sailabration, which coincides with Baltimore Fleet Week 2012 and commemorates the War of 1812 and the writing of the “Star Spangled Banner.” (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Johnson)

: Capt. Brandon Cordill, left wingman of the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, flies an F/A-18 Hornet over Baltimore during the Star Spangled Sailabration, which coincides with Baltimore Fleet Week 2012 and commemorates the War of 1812 and the writing of the “Star Spangled Banner.” (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Johnson)

: Lt. C.J. Simonsen, lead solo pilot of the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, flies an F/A-18 Hornet over Baltimore during the Star Spangled Sailabration, which coincides with Baltimore Fleet Week 2012 and commemorates the War of 1812 and the writing of the “Star Spangled Banner.” (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Johnson)

: Capt. Brandon Cordill, left wingman of the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, flies an F/A-18 Hornet over Baltimore during the Star Spangled Sailabration, which coincides with Baltimore Fleet Week 2012 and commemorates the War of 1812 and the writing of the “Star Spangled Banner.” (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Johnson)

: Lt. John Hiltz, right wingman of the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, flies an F/A-18 Hornet over Baltimore during the Star Spangled Sailabration, which coincides with Baltimore Fleet Week 2012 and commemorates the War of 1812 and the writing of the “Star Spangled Banner.” (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Johnson)

: Capt. Brandon Cordill, left wingman of the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, flies an F/A-18 Hornet over Baltimore during the Star Spangled Sailabration, which coincides with Baltimore Fleet Week 2012 and commemorates the War of 1812 and the writing of the “Star Spangled Banner.” (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Johnson)

: Capt. Brandon Cordill, left wingman of the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, flies with the canopy of his F/A-18 Hornet approximately 18 inches from the wingtip of Capt. Greg McWherter during the Òdiamond 360Ó maneuver over Baltimore’s Inner Harbor during the Star Spangled Sailabration. The Sailabration coincides with Baltimore Fleet Week 2012 and commemorates the War of 1812 and the writing of the “Star Spangled Banner” (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Johnson)

Merchants set records as Sailabration boosts city business
By Lorraine Mirabella, The Baltimore Sun

Jimmy’s Restaurant in Fells Point ran out of hot dogs, potato salad and macaroni salad and scrambled to replenish all weekend as hordes of hungry Sailabration visitors jammed the popular diner.

Even on Monday, as rain moved in after days of sunshine, the crowds kept coming on the last full day of the Star-Spangled Sailabration, which kicked off the two-year commemoration of the War of 1812.

A Blue Angels’ view of Baltimore

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