Panoply of advanced flying machines delights, inspires Fleet Week crowds

Fleet Week Saturdays are all about the air show and thousands of people showed up to marvel at the display. John Ramos reports. (10-7-23)

[@skyrocketcoast219]

Absolutely love the Blue Angels!!!

[@airplanespottingfan_2024]

I was there yesterday at October 7th 2023. All of the performances in the fleet week show were amazing but when it comes to blue angels I was impressed. I have recently caught a lot of flyovers. Blue Angel 5 in my opinion did the best one that over flew about me. It’s just amazing!

[@mrparkerdan]

The F35 flew over my house … in Martinez … it was LOUD!!! 🙉

[@mikewhocheeseharry5292]

I originally thought Fleet week was related to the Fleet enema brand.

[@aeromtb2468]

so many residents complained about the noise this year?

[@OsirisIxchel]

Not so much this year. They've been flying over S.F. since 1950 with a few exceptions during war time. Celebrating the U.S. Navy has been part of San Francisco culture as far back as 1908, when Teddy Roosevelt brought “the Great White Fleet” - 16 battleships and four destroyers - through the bridge-less Golden Gate. The Blue Angels first flew over San Francisco in 1950, with planes painted black for combat. Their next stop was the Korean War. The Blue Angels, already in town for Fleet Week, flew over her Thursday afternoon City Hall funeral several times to honor the former mayor. City leaders received more challenges from citizens who didn’t want a Fleet Week in San Francisco. In 1986 more than 100 high school students parked outside Feinstein’s office, in protest of ships with nuclear power or nuclear missiles entering the bay. “Fleet Week is simply hospitality,” Feinstein told the students. “When the day comes when Americans don’t want to thank the people who serve in the armed forces, this country is in a lot of trouble.” Diane Feinstein is still listed as the honorary co-chair.

[@TheTanman412]

The future is Electric/Hydrogen VTOLS 😎 They will resemble spacecraft more than airplanes.

[@mianatwood]

F35 isn’t the most expensive aircraft!

[@markplott4820]

KPIX - what ? the Super Hornet was made in 1997 , its Already OUTDATED Technology.

[@mariofigueroa6902]

Hahaha they’ve been aerodynamically and electronically retrofitted, don’t be fool