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Associated Press
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Published: Sat, July 21, 2007 - 3:07 am
PENSACOLA NAVAL AIR STATION, Fla. (AP) - An enthusiastic crowd watching the Blue Angels from Pensacola Beach is a good sign for this weekend's hometown show.The Navy's precision flying team has been recovering from the death of a pilot who crashed during the last minutes of a South Carolina airshow in April.
The Pensacola show always marks the midpoint of the Blue Angels' touring season and provides the team two weeks at home. This year it takes on special importance: it is dedicated to Lieutenant Commander Kevin Davis.
His parents will attend the beach show. It will be the first performance they will watch since they were in the crowd when their son's jet crashed.
It could be early 2008 before the Navy's final crash report is released. The last fatal Blue Angels crash was in 1999.
Twenty six Blue Angels have died in the team's 61-year history.
(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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