You might see a Blue Angel overhead this afternoon

2007-ba_08.jpgLongtime WSBers know we are a bit Blue Angels-crazy here when Seafair rolls around at summertime. So we are sharing the news that one Blue Angels jet (#7) and two pilots (#7 and #8, Lt. Ben Walborn and Lt. Amy Tomlinson) are expected to land at Boeing Field sometime around 1 this afternoon (time may vary) for “winter briefing meetings.” This year’s Seafair air shows will be July 31-August 2. (P.S. Lt. Tomlinson may be the first Blue Angel we’ve found with a MySpace page; here’s her official bio. As #8, she serves as event coordinator, though as you’ll see in her bio, she’s a pilot with a distinguished resume. The Angels have not yet had a female pilot in the six-member main team; the USAF Thunderbirds have had at least two, as we side-noted in this story.)

2 Replies to "You might see a Blue Angel overhead this afternoon"

  • AJP January 7, 2009 (10:05 am)

    Ooh, can I be the first female pilot!?! Please, pleeeeeeeaaaase? What’s that about motion sickness and barfing? Oh…

  • schwaggy January 7, 2009 (1:55 pm)

    Just landed 1:55pm

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