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  • 2013 NAS Key West Southernmost Air Spectacular
  • Featuring The Blue Angels

    March 23rd & 24th, 2013

  • March 23rd & 24th, 2013, Boca Chica Field, Key West

    March 23rd & 24th, 2013 • Boca Chica Field, Key West

  • Seaplane NASKW circa 1921
  • Seaplane “Jenny”
  • Jack Knutson and Rob Holland Photo
  • Greg Shelton
  • Legacy Flight

Welcome to Naval Air Station Key West!

On behalf of the men and women who serve and work at NAS Key West, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2013 Southernmost Air Spectacular. It is our hope that you will enjoy this exciting event with your family and friends.

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Naval Air Station Key West has a long and proud history, and is currently the Navy’s premier air-to-air combat training station and also home to a bustling port facility. The installation has been a part of the Key West community since 1917, when a coastal air station was built on Trumbo Point. The first naval flight recorded from the station was on Sept. 22, 1917, with Coast Guard Lt. Stanley Parker flying a Curtiss N-9 seaplane.

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In 1945, after World War II, the Navy disestablished its satellite air fields and combined them into one aviation activity designated as U.S. Naval Air Station, Key West. It has served as a training facility since then, preparing hundreds of thousands of aviators from all services, as well as allied nations, to preserve peace and protect the nation.

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We have also selected very special civilian performers for the Southernmost Air Spectacular. The performers that you see today have spent thousands of hours developing their amazing and exciting aerobatic acts.

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The Naval Air Station also has served as “the tip of spear” when needed – first in 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis and most recently in support of Haiti humanitarian missions.

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The skill and training required by military aviators is evident in the U.S. Navy’s Flight Demonstration Squadron the Blue Angels, as well as the other military flight demonstration teams that you will see this weekend. The incredible maneuvers that the Blue Angels perform are actually the same fundamental maneuvers that are employed in aerial combat.

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We have also selected very special civilian performers for the Southernmost Air Spectacular. The performers that you see today have spent thousands of hours developing their amazing and exciting aerobatic acts.

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Spectacular flying, static displays, a Kid’s Zone, souvenirs and concessions – there is no better way to spend a day with family and friends! We are glad you are here to see your military in action!

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Patrick “Sparky” Lefere, Captain
Commanding Officer
Naval Air Station Key West

FREE ADMISSION

General Admission and Parking are FREE

 

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Show Schedule

March 23-24, 2013

Gates open at        9 am
Show starts at     10 am
Blues Fly at      2:30 pm

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Performer Photos

110619-N-BA418-055 110707-N-BA418-065 PENSACOLA, Fla., (July 7, 2011) A Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet flies inverted in front of Pensacola Beach, Fla., while performing the double farvel maneuver during a practice flight demonstration over Pensacola Beach. The Blue Angels are scheduled to perform in the 2011 Pensacola Beach Air Show July 9 in cooperation with the Centennial of Naval Aviation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Andrew Johnson) jack-knutson-and-rob-holland-photo 110707-N-BA418-090 PENSACOLA, Fla., (July 7, 2011) The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels perform a line abreast loop maneuver during a practice flight demonstration over Pensacola Beach, Fla. The Blue Angels are scheduled to perform in the 2011 Pensacola Beach Air Show July 9 in cooperation with the Centennial of Naval Aviation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Andrew Johnson) 110729-N-BA418-458 GREAT FALLS, Mont., (July 29, 2011) The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels C-130 affectionately known as, “Fat Albert” flies over the “Chinese Wall” located in Montana’s Bob Marshall Wilderness during a photo operation July 29, 2011. The Blue Angels performed in Great Falls, Mont., during the Flight Over the Falls air show. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Johnson/Released) 110706-N-DI587-015 PENSACOLA, Fla. (July 6, 2011) Yeoman 2nd Class Raffael Woods, from Atlanta, a member of the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, acts as a ground safety observer during a morning turns evolution at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., July 6. The Blue Angels are slated to perform at the Pensacola Beach Air Show July 9 as part of the 2011 show season and the celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rachel McMarr/Released) key-west-1 110707-N-BA418-073 PENSACOLA, Fla., (July 7, 2011) The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, perform a practice flight demonstration over Pensacola Beach July 7, 2011. The Blue Angels are scheduled to perform in the 2011 Pensacola Beach Air Show July 9 in cooperation with the Centennial of Naval Aviation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Andrew Johnson) 110615-N-BA418-043 111006-N-BA418-034 SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 6, 2011) The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, C-130 Hercules affectionately known as, “Fat Albert” flies over San Francisco in preparation for the San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show 2011. San Francisco Fleet Week is a five-day event that highlights the equipment, technology and operational capabilities of the military's sea services and their history in the San Francisco area. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Johnson/Released) 110814-n-ba418-028 110730-N-BA418-017 GREAT FALLS, Mont., (July 30, 2011) Pilots and crew chiefs attached to the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, prepare for a flight demonstration during the Flight Over the Falls air show in Great Falls, Mont. The 2011 show season commemorates the 65th anniversary of the Blue Angels as well as the Centennial of Naval Aviation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Johnson/Released) 110805-n-di587-043 110917-N-BA418-180 MILLINGTON, Tenn. (Sept. 17, 2011) The U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, commanding officer and flight leader Capt. Greg McWherter signs autographs after performing at the Memphis Air Show. The Blue Angels are slated to perform at Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., Sept. 23-24 in celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Johnson/Released) 110619-N-BA418-168 110923-n-di587-003 110706-N-DI587-076 PENSACOLA, Fla. (July 6, 2011) Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Fabian Serrano, from Wappingers Falls, N.Y., left, and Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Schweitzer, from Orlando, Fla., members of the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, wipe down an F/A 18 Hornet at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., July 6. The Blue Angels are slated to perform at the Pensacola Beach Air Show July 9 as part of the 2011 show season and the celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rachel McMarr/Released) key-west-boca-chica-field
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