Navy: Blue Angels Will Resume Flight Demonstrations July 2

U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, Delta perform a Delta Flat Pass at the Jacksonville Beach Sea and Sky Spectacular Air Show. (Photo: Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Andrea Perez)U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, Delta perform a Delta Flat Pass at the Jacksonville Beach Sea and Sky Spectacular Air Show. (Photo: Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Andrea Perez)

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Navy officials say its Blue Angels will resume performances a month after one of their pilots was killed in a crash while practicing for an air show.

In a statement Saturday, Cmdr. Ryan Bernacchi said the elite flight demonstration squadron was grateful for its fans’ patience as it “navigated through this very difficult loss of our teammate.”

The Blue Angels canceled performances after the death of Marine Capt. Jeff Kuss. Kuss died June 2 when his F/A-18 jet crashed just after takeoff while practicing for a Tennessee a…

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