Air Show KLu Leeuwarden

We drove way up north to Leeuwarden for the open days of the Dutch Air Force. But the 3 hour drive was worth the while, ‘cause the Blue Angels were there. It was their only European performance for 2006. They hardly ever get to Europe for a show. In fact, it had been over 10 years since their last visit to Europe.

These pictures have been almost 10 years in the making. I got my first glimpse at an air show by the Blue Angels when I visited Florida with friends. When I found out that the Blue Angels were practicing every Tuesday morning at Pensacola NAS, I changed our plans and made get everybody out of bed very early in the morning to go see the Blue Angels. When we got to the base, it was too cloudy for the Blue Angels to fly. So I never got to see them until now.