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Alumni have their last chance to see a jet-flying Bobcat this summer as Scott
Anderson '82 serves his final year with the Blue Angels, the Navy flight
demonstration squadron based in Pensacola, Florida. Anderson joined the Blue Angels in 1992 after serving with Attack Squadron 174; the "Bulls" of VA-37, deployed aboard the USS Forrestal; and Strike Fighter Squadron 106. He has accumulated more than 4,100 flight hours and 285 carrier landings. Anderson flies "slot," directly behind the flight leader in the Angels' tight, diamond-shaped formation. The Angels fly the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. This year, the Angels celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of their 1946 founding. In the last five decades, the Angels have flown for more than 260 million spectators worldwide. The Angels' schedule for 1996 (subject to change):
July 6-7 Traverse City, Michigan 13 Pensacola Beach, Florida 20-21 Dayton, Ohio 27-28 Springfield, Illinois August 3-4 Selfridge, Michigan 10-11 Seattle, Washington 16-18 Miramar, California 24-25 Chicago, Illinois 31-9/2 Cleveland, Ohio September 1-2 Cleveland, Ohio 7-8 Scotia, New York 14-15 Grand Junction, Colorado 21-22 Topeka, Kansas 28-29 Midland, Texas October 5-6 Point Mugu, California 12-13 San Francisco, California 19-20 Bowling Green, Kentucky 26-27 Jacksonville, Florida November 2-3 New Orleans, Louisiana 8-9 Pensacola, Florida
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