U.S. Navy flight demonstration team The Blue Angels perform a flyover above graduating Midshipmen during the United States Naval Academy 2014 Class graduation and commissioning ceremonies at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium in Annapolis, Md., Friday, May 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Jose Luis . more > By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times - Monday, May 10, 2021
The Navy’s Blue Angels won’t be thrilling crowds in San Diego with their death-defying aerial acrobatics this year because concern over COVID-19 prompted Marine Corps officials to cancel the world’s largest airshow.
The Miramar Air Show had been scheduled for Sept. 24-26 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. In past years, it has been one of the largest public events in San Diego, drawing as many as 500,000 guests and spectators from around the world.