PHOTOS: Blue Angels flight over San Francisco cancelled Saturday afternoon because of heavy fog October 10, 2009
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ALL PHOTOS by A.W. Leonard
Beat Photographer
Heavy fog disappointed hundreds of thousands of Fleet Week revelers in San Francisco Saturday afternoon after the the main act — the US Navy’s Blue Angels — were grounded because of visibility and safety concerns.
The jets took off at around 3:00 p.m. for the show, but quickly returned to San Francisco International Airport after low lying fog blanketed much of the airspace. The jets perform gravity-defying stunts thousands of feet in the air at high-speeds and within feet of each other.
FRIDAY’S BLUE ANGELS PHOTOS
The Angels are scheduled to fly again tomorrow for their final Fleet Week show at 3:00 p.m. over San Francisco. This of course, depends on whether heavy fog threatens to cancel their flight.
The jets flew on Friday (see these photos) without any weather issues.
It might have been short, but it certainly was sweet. What a thrill.
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