The Blue Angels, The United States Navy's Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, was formed in 1946 after World War II becoming in the first military aerial demostration team.
On the other side, writing about aerobatics, The Red Arrows belongs to the Royal Air Force (RAF), officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, was formed on 1964, replacing a number of unofficial teams that had been sponsored by RAF commands. The shows that these teams offer, are wonderful, incredibly beautiful and are used for special events in the United States and UK.
A big difference between these two teams is the 'company' to which they belong. The Red Arrows, belongs to the Royal Air Force that is an independent and private air force in the United Kingdom. In contrast, the Blue Angels belongs to US Navy that is a component of the national army of the United States, it means that this team belongs to the state.
Usually, to perform the show, there must be a visibility at least 5500 meters from the show center. If the lower limit of clouds in less than 450 meters they ar forced to postpone the show.
These teams are so AMAZING! I fell in love with them for the first time seeing them in a documentary about aerobatics on NatGeo. I was struck by the way they were circling in the sky without any problem, as were different figures in the sky known as ''The Diamond''. It was amazing to see the Red Arrows and Blue Angels Team, pulling out colored smoke across the sky.
It would be an incredible experience watch, or better, live one of these shows, hear the airplanes pass over your head and smell the smoke in the sky.
This is an experience that perhaps, some day, some of us could appreciate.
