The Blue Angels flew over New York City this afternoon for a promotional photo shoot, the team announced on Twitter. The Navy's flight demonstration pilots went down the Hudson River and by the One World Trade Center tower, passing a bunch of city landmarks on the way.
We'll have to wait a bit for the official photos (taken from another plane) to come out, but Twitter and Instagram users have already published a bunch of their own. Here are some of the better shots:
And some video:
Preparing for takeoff:
Waiting for takeoff. #WTC#freedomtower#5BApic.twitter.com/AeIXgNIQUD
— Blue Angels (@BlueAngels) December 13, 2013And here's a better shot of the team in flight, at a November demonstration in Pensacola, Florida:
