Not too many aircraft could absorb such damage and survive. The Phantom was a real beast and something to be reckoned with.
@ThomasB-ck1pg
2 ай бұрын
I think the F-4 phantom in my favorite beside the b52 stratofortress
@kwhite145
Ай бұрын
My good buddy flew F-4s in Vietnam
@ThomasB-ck1pg
Ай бұрын
@@kwhite145 cool
@jaydawg7
28 күн бұрын
The Flying Brick
@Odysseuss.
25 күн бұрын
@@jaydawg7 not really. the fuel system was vulnerable to spurious electrical failures the RAF lost 1 maybe 2 aircraft due to fuel tank explosions
@siouxperb5570
9 ай бұрын
This was the 1970 team featured in the documentary "Threshold: the Blue Angels experience". What makes this story more pointed, is that during the threshold video, there is a sequence where the solos rejoin the diamond for the delta maneuvers. As steve slides in next to jim, he radios "Hi Jim". Jim answers "Hi Steve".
@pkelly3463
4 ай бұрын
I remember that radio exchange. But it wasn't on the rejoin. It was on the 4 plane cross at show center
@siouxperb5570
4 ай бұрын
@@pkelly3463 I would suggest watching again, because Steve would not have been a part of a 4 ship cross at show center.
@siouxperb5570
4 ай бұрын
@@pkelly3463 Weird, I posted a link to the Threshold video, why did youtube delete it? Ok, so put " 'Threshold" Blue Angels, F-4 Phantom" into the youtube search. There is a full length video by the uploader dearkoroberry. Go to 34:20, you'll see the segment I was referring to.
@pkelly3463
3 ай бұрын
@siouxperb5570 I had the names wrong. Its been 25 yrs plus since Ive watched the vid. 21:00
@siouxperb5570
3 ай бұрын
@@pkelly3463 Man, that got me thinking. It's been about 30 to 35 years myself since I've seen it. How can it possibly have been that long ago? Crazy.
@CC-Rider
9 ай бұрын
F4 while beautiful, sleek, fast and lethal, were a bear at times to control. Like a bucking bronco. These pilots were beyond experienced.
@davecrupel2817
4 ай бұрын
Bronco? More like a Clydsedale! They were big, heavy, bulky & beefy! Thank god they had so much wingspace! Otherwise it'd be like flying a destroyer.
@BrianBeauchamp
3 ай бұрын
You’re so right! See my note above.
@Killacam1992
20 күн бұрын
I personally don’t think it’s a very aesthetically pleasing aircraft but the fact is its still an extremely effective, tough and high quality aircraft.. I just always though they were kinda ugly lol..
@moonshinershonor202
5 күн бұрын
Not everybody can. Everybody needs a fighter jet pilot nobody wants to be the pilot
@shaftomite007
4 күн бұрын
@@davecrupel2817so why would they choose such an ungainly airframe for such precision maneuvers?
@mtlassen1992
5 ай бұрын
As a camper out in Anza Borrego, and have watched these guys practice, and had them buzz camp over our American flag...THANK YOU! It was a thrill.
@bigstuff52
3 күн бұрын
God Bless America..Hard to believe that the DOD budget is up to 900 billion....That's all right though..Americans are stupid enough to buy into this BS...
@danmeadows3859
8 күн бұрын
I’ve taken my son to the air show in Dayton, Ohio since 1993. ( He’s 42 now) We’ve seen the Blue Angels at least a dozen times. They are AMAZING.
@jamesprice6381
7 ай бұрын
ERNIE was my CAPT in VF-114 ARDVARKS! 1979-1982 I can NOT give him enough appreciation, him n Cdr Enshe as well, WHAT A TEAM!
@davecrupel2817
4 ай бұрын
Vark vark vark!!!
@aquagreen73s5
9 ай бұрын
Harley Hall, Bill Maseloski, Kevin O'Mara, Ernie Christensen, Steve Shoemaker, Skip Umstead and JD Davis.... best team ever.
@siouxperb5570
9 ай бұрын
Jim Maslowski.
@jeanbridgman7513
9 ай бұрын
Oh Lord. Heart stopping! God Bless You, Semper Fi 🇺🇸
@JT-nn8nj
7 ай бұрын
Most stereotypical names ever 😂 bunch of chads
@bhall4996
6 күн бұрын
@JT-nn8nj Better team was Kurtis McCool, Jock Hunkstrom, Colt Mustanger & Rocky Muscleton
@twdamour1
6 күн бұрын
@@bhall4996🤣
@aquablue6301
9 ай бұрын
Clean, pure to form, no baggage. The Phantom as intended from conception.
@michael184272
9 ай бұрын
F4 Phantoms.. beautiful
@jasons8458
5 күн бұрын
After so many years, the F4 Phantom is still the most beautiful fighter jet to me.
@marciavalenzuela2483
Ай бұрын
What an amazing story... all for the Grace of God. Thank you for your service! Love you all!
@jimb3093
Күн бұрын
Exactly. I don't like it when they call God "the big guy."
@thomasbell7033
9 ай бұрын
My first time seeing the Blues was as a teenager in 1972. They did their show over the beach at Galveston, TX. Many years later I was a journalist and aviation writer and they kindly gave me an unforgettable ride in their new F/A-18B. Thank you so much, Blues.
@portermatthew84
7 күн бұрын
Every time I think these guys couldn’t get cooler. There’s a story like this.
@timdodd3897
9 ай бұрын
F-4, such an amazing aircraft.
@Odysseuss.
25 күн бұрын
They were the product of the industry at the time. They were not meant to last for the time other users, apart from the US used them for, and indeed continue to do so even today.
@BlueAngelPhantoms
9 ай бұрын
You can watch the entire panel discussion that this short video is from by clicking on the link "Blue Angels | Transition to the F4".
@mycurbalert5846
9 ай бұрын
I think you guys that fly planes like this are the true gems of the world. You've conquered your skill to the fullest degree, and accepted nothing less. I am speechless! There are no words... Thank you and We love You for all you do!
@Legion-xq8eo
9 ай бұрын
What a beautiful bird!! 🦅🇺🇸
@anooseholay
3 күн бұрын
I worked on F4’s before they were retired and those pilots and aviators are a whole separate breed of person. Especially the guys that flew in Vietnam. They would fly anything anytime any whether they didn’t care. I don’t miss the military life, but I miss those planes almost daily
@gregl6002
Ай бұрын
I vividly remember the blue angels over my house in f4s when I was a kid. They were practicing over lake Ontario
@SlowGoat54
3 күн бұрын
Thank you for acknowledging the maintenance guys.
@bgbuilds2712
11 сағат бұрын
These guys have nerves of steel. The ability to remain in control under that kind of pressure is admirable.
@bret9741
13 күн бұрын
What a beautiful airplane when painted in blue angles livery.
@coryboy345
9 ай бұрын
F4 was such a great plane for the military. Some are still used as target drones on bases. I saw a line of them recently on the tarmac at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida.
@Coaltrain87.
9 ай бұрын
Some countries still use them as fighters
@cup_and_cone
9 ай бұрын
You did not see QF-4s. Tyndall/USAF hasn't had QF-4s for almost a decade... You likely saw QF-16s.
@coryboy345
9 ай бұрын
@@cup_and_cone It has been a while, this was 2016 that i saw them, and yes, they were F4s.. A whole line of them on the tarmac.
@cup_and_cone
9 ай бұрын
@@coryboy345 Last delivery was '15, so yes, they still had them in '16. But your original post said recently...
@tomwilson1006
9 ай бұрын
How many F-4’s are at the boneyard? Wish they’d make just a few airworthy, but just not in the budget.
@lynd4852
5 ай бұрын
My brother flew the A7 in Vietnam and then FA18 Hornet. Hes in the Naval museum for 1000 traps. He knew and was friends with the Blue Angel pilots. I love you Jer. Youre my hero!
@rickbuck7816
5 күн бұрын
F4 Phantom. One of the meanest looking aerial beasts ever built. 🤘😍. I hope as many as possible can be saved.
@melted_cheetah
21 күн бұрын
It's cool to learn about the behind-the-scenes stuff from some of these legendary pilots and legendary aircraft.
@frisk151
9 күн бұрын
Cute lil airplane.. The F4 was my first favorite as a youngster... I'd pay serious money just to ride in one.. I'd happily quadruple it if I actually get stick time in her.. Another top tier fighter / bomber that was hamstrung by mostly beauractic bs... Ala.. Guns? Ala missiles that actually worked.. Low tech for sure, but one of the most beautiful airframes I have ever touched.. (Outside).. Thanks for sharing! I will always love the F4..
@FRizzoOntheG
2 ай бұрын
God be with you my man and Thank You for Your Services
@theadventuresofbrockinthai4325
Күн бұрын
I lived in El Centro and was right on the western side of the city. Always enjoyed watching the Blue Angeles from our porch. Most people don't even know that the El Centro Navy Air Base is the winter base for them. Once a year, they put on a show for the local people, and I used to go every year. I miss that. I've been living in Thailand for the past 17 years, so I don't get to see it anymore.
@davidzemotel4122
4 күн бұрын
Incredible-these guys are supermen of the highest order-all respect
@CarriedAwayChannel
3 күн бұрын
I miss my El Centro weapons dets. Back when the Blue Angels were stationed there, we had some great times with those guys! Hard work as a plane captain but was never boring!
@1Maverick747
9 күн бұрын
It's so nice when a great pilot gives God the due credit.
@TurnnBurnn_Nation
9 ай бұрын
Love these stories
@Schumicomeback2010
2 ай бұрын
That’s the Phantom at its best. No other jet could have survived that. I love it
@mainhalo117
Күн бұрын
F15 might
@BigD-t1u
Сағат бұрын
The F15 lost its entire wing and still brought its pilot back safely.
@Kenny.BPI_inc
25 күн бұрын
I remember working on F/A-18D's and walking into the hanger one day to see an operational F4. I wish i took more time to walk around and go through it, but i was just busy. I got to see U-2's, 22's, Global Hawks F-15's and all the cool Air Force stuff up close but never really appreciated it till now. Id nerd out to see F-35's in place of where the F-18's use to sit.
@seanx476
Күн бұрын
WOW Sir!. Thank you for your service! Thank "the big guy" yall made it home! I remember when the angels changed aircraft from the phantoms to the hornets I love you all #navybrat
@shires59
2 күн бұрын
Back in the 80s I was attached to navy reserve VF201 out of NAS Dallas flying F4s. We were deployed to Luke AFB during a Red Flag excercise as adversaries against their young pilots flying F15s. Our pilots were seasoned aviators in the F4 but we were restricted to certain flight rules that the airforce crews were laughing and making fun of our pilots and airframes and the old guys as mechanics. Our CO decided that our pilots would fly by train like you fight rules and the old F4 and our pilots handed the AF pilots some humble pie. I have personally seen those F4s take a beating and still bring there crew home.❤
@shires59
2 күн бұрын
Keep in mind that F4 Phantom was originally designed as an supersonic interceptor aircraft and the military changed support roles because it was a versatile airframe that had clocked more hours than most other fighter including the F14 airframe
@williamdodge5123
9 ай бұрын
USS FORRESTAL CV-59 82 med/io. F4s were Top Dawg. 83, it entered Philadelphia Naval Shipyard for a life extension program.
@schnertzrush417
Ай бұрын
I Went to visit an old Navy friend of mine in 94 in San D. Chief Siegel, We toured, I believe the Shitty Kitty, the Forrest Fire was docked ahead of it abandoned. It was decommed and was looking to be turned into a museum. It was small by comparison, it's flight deck was probably 60ft lower, it had about a 5° list. It looked tiny standing on the bow of the Kitty. Docked there for nearly 20 years before they towed it off to scrap in it TX
@JosephSmith-re3fu
9 ай бұрын
Thanks you guys you guys put on a good show I love to see you again
@frisco61
2 ай бұрын
When your life daily hangs in the balance and you’re painfully aware of how dangerous your occupation is, you are very aware of Who to thank for miracles such as these.
@maggiehart
6 ай бұрын
I've wondered about stuff like this while training. The things they do are so amzing & nail biting intense. Love them very skilled pilots!
@paulm749
20 күн бұрын
A standing joke about the F4 was that its design proved you could make a brick fly if you put big enough engines on it. But seeing it stripped of all external ordinance and hardpoints, then given a nice, glossy paint job... it looks pretty darn good. Has sort of a powerful bird-of-prey look.
@lottiestanley7696
9 ай бұрын
You have to have had real Angels flying with you❣️👼
@mikependleton5124
4 күн бұрын
North Island Naval Air Station San Diego is where my Dad AM1C was a welding Instructor during WWII.
@seaninness334
2 күн бұрын
My Dad was a USAF pilot and about 20 years ago we and talked about the number of times he almost bought the farm. THESE guys are pushing precision flying even when the aircraft systems are not failing.
@dallasyap3064
2 күн бұрын
Air Force got their own Thunderbirds too. But I think they're not as good or perhaps popular than the Blue Angels.
@Telamon8
5 күн бұрын
Absolutely legendary ground mechanics, those guys should have been set up with free beer for life lol
@JSFGuy
9 ай бұрын
Things can get expensive real quick.
@macbradley6445
2 ай бұрын
I saw the Blue Angels in Winston-Salem which would have been either 1971 or 1972. I remember one pilot flying upside down right in front of us if I had a photo roster I could probably name him 😊 it felt that close.
@about80ninjas
4 күн бұрын
Glad to hear a NASNI shout out!
@beckblowbyblow
2 ай бұрын
Earnie Christensen was my Capt on the USS Kansas City AOR-3
@thegodphreaker
10 күн бұрын
dad told me a story like this with an f4. the other pilot ejected from his plane but the plane in front of him he crashed into and died. only one survived. happy you are both alive
@davidhockenbery8423
9 ай бұрын
Thank God
@mikenew5380
6 күн бұрын
The marvel of engineering is just miraculous!
@cheytactical
2 күн бұрын
the phantoms large bulky construction showed to be more than just a limitation. It was a catalyst for beauty and keeping its operators alive.
@joeblow5037
8 ай бұрын
was fortunate enough to work on the Marine F-4J and do the first cruise of the USS Nimitz for 7 months. Tell me another 19 year old that had that much fun......and responsibility.
@schnertzrush417
Ай бұрын
I was an AD3 and Flight crew at 18 on CH-53E's out of Italy in 83'. The US NAVY gave so many of us a chance to escape the confines of youth and become giants. I miss those days 40+ years later. TYFYS Sailor 🦅
@jeffmachul9562
2 ай бұрын
From a Navy family! Thanks Blue Angels 😎
@Knightstruth
4 күн бұрын
F4s are such cool looking jets.
@sparkynm156
Күн бұрын
You. Are All HEROS... The Discipline, Drive, Attention to Detail, Skill Sets, Education, Communication Skills, Team Work, BrotherHood, Ever Evolving Infrastructure that is all encompassing, and so much more.. You Risk Your Lives EveryTime You go up.... and Your Ground Crew wouldn't hesitate to go head long into any situation to help you .... It's not just a Zero Tolerance, Surgical Strike Air Show... It is an Example of all I said above and so much more that Inspires todays Children, Boosts Moral for Everyone Involved in The American Military... From Air Force to NAVY, to Army, to Marines, and many more including National Guard and The Coast Guard... Yes You Are Like One of the Greatest Heavy Metal Concerts On Earth... but You Cats mean Serious Business and Put Your Lives, Heart, and Soul on the Line with Every Display of America's Best and Most Beautiful Air Craft of Today, Tomorrow, and if Yesterdays... I wish I could put my thoughts into words but they Fall Far Short In Comparison.... ThankYou for Your Service and being such a Huge Inspiration in My Life... \m/ GO BLUE ANGELS \m/
@dacajun5522
7 ай бұрын
Jus another day at the office...big respect👍👍👍
@Walksthewalk
6 ай бұрын
Dont remember this. Dad told me about it he was USAF. I remember the T-Birds accident. Was a tragic day for aviation
@fourfortyroadrunner6701
6 ай бұрын
USN, 68-74, ETR-2, maintained GCA RADAR and TACAN, NAS Miramar, 70-74. The F-4 Angels were at an air show one of those years, MAN I could not believe some of the stuff they did!! I am 75
@valkyriesride129
8 күн бұрын
Phantom was a Beast! 🍻
@ehpa9047
3 күн бұрын
Saw that head to head collision they had in Skyhawks, back in 1985 in Wheatfield N.Y. That was a bad day for the Blues.
@wuyiukwong
5 күн бұрын
Beautiful F-4 phanrom🎉🎉🎉❤😊
@Dmac996
7 күн бұрын
Love the star wars references 🫡
@Repbot_v2
4 ай бұрын
Some tough fellas.
@ChrisStotler-fk3yk
3 ай бұрын
Your always Rocking love blue Angles ❤❤❤
@user-lb6ez3ju1l
3 ай бұрын
I wanted to say Thank you to all of you guys that are out there flaying these planes every single day and going to the air show's and performing. You guys are the best. Love all of you and stay safe out there.
@AugmentedGravity
9 күн бұрын
legends
@jamespena4721
Ай бұрын
Amen God is Good ❤🙌🏻🙏
@BrianBeauchamp
3 ай бұрын
This generation of Blue Angels must have been true master pilots. The F-4 is a very fast, yet hardly nimble aircraft. Translation: when things got rough for whatever reason (wind, hydraulics, shear, whatever), the reaction time to correct ‘with finesse’ didn’t exist. The Gen 4 planes the Navy and Air Force use today are highly nimble (the F-4 is Gen 3). The F-16 was the first ‘fly by wire’ fighter that could turn on a dime. The F-4 is a monster of power and is famous for its climb rate and ceiling (it reached space at +90,000 feet on one of the first flights - in the 60’s!!!). Again, they had to be master pilots and I’m proud to have them flying - even though they were Navy. Lol. Go Air Force!!! (Former F-16 pilot, 1986-1996).
@dallasyap3064
2 күн бұрын
Air Force also flew F-4s back then.
@LukeLawry
9 ай бұрын
I approve of his use of "the big guy"
@royhi1809
4 ай бұрын
AMEN!
@Gregc63
7 ай бұрын
Those F-4's were beasts! 🇺🇸
@DeltaVTX
4 ай бұрын
A nice clean F-4 might be the most beautiful aircraft ever built.
@Tardisius
Күн бұрын
Great Video Coverage...=)
@wheels-n-tires1846
7 күн бұрын
As a kid, I was just in love with the F-4... until the Tomcat arrived...!!
@Sam_Green____4114
3 күн бұрын
An F4 Phantom flew over my house the other day !
@hakeemdj368
6 ай бұрын
only the best pilot can enter the Blue Angels 👍🙏
@jameslawrencejr6417
24 күн бұрын
Love u SIR
@tmaddrummer
8 күн бұрын
Amen! Thank YOU KING JESUS!
@Average_Mixalt
2 ай бұрын
one of my dads good friends was is a blue angel mid air collision luckily he survived
@IceTTom
3 ай бұрын
The Grace of SANTA 🎅🏿
@BigD-t1u
Сағат бұрын
I had no idea the blue angles flew f-4s. My entire life they have only flew the hornet and the super hornet. I didn’t know we had the blue angles back in the 70s.
@gameshistory5644
7 ай бұрын
That shows the toughness of the F4.
@paulreel3844
9 ай бұрын
Dont forget, even the pros mess up sometimes.
@sjwilloughby-greene8214
9 күн бұрын
Wow. God is good.🙏
@Joe-mz6dc
4 күн бұрын
Nice job!
@christophersims7060
7 күн бұрын
Good Old Flying Brick! 😮
@stevenreyngold1166
18 сағат бұрын
The F4 was known to come back with battle damage that would have brought down most aircraft.
@barry_gooch_baked299
6 ай бұрын
When you strap two of the most powerful engines available to a solid airframe, expect excellence.
@crisespinoza1979
10 күн бұрын
It's all fun and games until your ejection seat gets yanked out. That would have left me a brownie all over. 😂
@Ste_Brit
3 күн бұрын
The red arrows are still the first and best display group 🇬🇧
@siouxperb5570
Күн бұрын
LOL, I love these ironic comments! 😂
@BIC_Wertle
2 ай бұрын
Everyone loves the phantom.. Including me, BUT i do believe the fa/18's are more favorable imo both great planes though!
@mistermonkey5842
7 ай бұрын
The real take away here is that problems are all relative. What might be just a minor hiccup at work for you may be a pants filling OMFG shriekfest for others. Conversely, recognizing the difference between dramatic and merely dangerous can make the difference in sleeping in your own bed that night.
@billkrolikowski2960
4 күн бұрын
Ernie our CO USS Ranger
@texastrill5473
20 сағат бұрын
Had no idea the Angels went that far back. Would be so ridiculously awesome to see the Navy ditch the F18 super Hornet and perhaps either fly a few demos with older aircraft (oh dear lord let it be the F14) or switch to something new like the smaller F35
@siouxperb5570
10 сағат бұрын
The Blues (or Blue Angels, never just "Angels") are the second oldest continuous demonstration team in the world. They formed as a team before the USAF became a branch of service.
@delano62
3 күн бұрын
How does KZitem know I'm going to see The Blue Angels today in my town? I guess because of local news stories I've been reading the past two days?
@jasonlovern2322
12 күн бұрын
That’s an F-4 Phantom for ya. They can take a beating and still fly home.
@MICHAELWALTON1
29 күн бұрын
Give it up for The Big Guy!
@edl617
Күн бұрын
After a crash at an air show they went back down to the A-4 Skyhawks
@siouxperb5570
Күн бұрын
Went back? Transitioned to after the truncated season, you mean.
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