Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: A&E Home Video
• VHS Release Date: November 11, 1998
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303231497
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #91,178 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Strap in for a high-altitude, history-making adventure and experience the thrill, precision and aerial artistry of the Blue Angels. Host Dennis Quaid (The Right Stuff) opens the cockpit on this legendary squadron as they take off on their first European tour in 20 years. Soar above Russia, where MIG fighters intercept and escort the Blue Angels the first U.S. Military flight demo team ever to appear in the former enemy's skies. Trace the illustrious history of the Angels through incredible archival footage of their greatest performances through the years, and meet the men who made aviation history as the most-celebrated stunt fliers in the world. And climb aboard an F- 18 Hornet to ride for the ride of a lifetime.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great for all ages, December 14, 1999

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Geoffrey S. Knauth (Williamsport, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blue Angels [VHS] (VHS Tape)

My 2 year-old and I have watched this together at least 100 times, and we love it. I'm a pilot; he loves airplanes. As a former coxswain on the US Rowing Team, I was struck how much the emphasis on teamwork and the training routines had in common with the rowing community. Watching this video made me want to give it to friends training for the 2000 Olympics, it reminds me so much of them. I recommended it to coworkers. The video and its world tour captures the optimistic feeling of universal brotherhood that reigned immediately following the end of the Cold War. You'll tap your feet to the music. The flying sequences are beautiful. You come away from this with boundless admiration for the pilots, the maintenance crews, the families, the airplanes and the whole program. For anyone associated with naval aviation especially, this video would be an endless daydream of heaven.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, October 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Blue Angels [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video allows you to get a never-before seen inside look into the selection process and show-life of the "Blue Angels"flight demonstration team; and it makes me proud to have come from a "Navy" family.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A truly GREAT aviation documentary!, January 31, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Blue Angels [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This was one of the best documentaries that I've ever seen on the Blues. While other videos only concentrate on the flying scenes (don't worry, this has PLENTY of them) this video shows what the WHOLE team goes through to make the show work. Everything is covered, from the pilots, to ops and the techs who keep the planes in the air.

So many people get on planes every day and watch planes fly... Yet they don't think about what it takes to keep those planes in the air! As a aviation professional, I enjoyed seeing credit go to the the men and women who keep the Blue Jets flying!