San Francisco Fleet Week 2015

Thousands gather, ashore and aboard Navy ships, for a breathtaking performance by the Blue Angels at San Francisco’s Fleet Week airshow.

Sean Tucker skids across the bay. (Photography by John King, _flyerfocus.com)_ (c)John King

Fat Albert, the Blue Angels’ C130 transport, passes Alcatraz Island. (Photography by John King, _flyerfocus.com)_ (c)John King

Blue Angels performance at Fleet Week 2015 (Photography by John King, _flyerfocus.com)_ (c)John King

** Patriot Convergence** **
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Raging Heap of Yellow and Blue. (Photography by John King, _flyerfocus.com)_ (c)John King

Dirty Angels. _
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Blue on Blue _
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USS Coronado pulls away from Pier 80 on its way to join the Fleet Week parade of ships. (Photography by John King, _flyerfocus.com)_ Picasa

Just before sunrise on the deck of the USS Coronado (Photography by John King, _flyerfocus.com)_ Picasa

With Alcatraz Island and the Golden Gate Bridge in the background, sailors stand at-ease along the starboard rail, ready to salute San Francisco during Fleet Week 2015. (Photography by John King, _flyerfocus.com)_ (c)John King

USS Cape St. George enters a fog bank 10 miles out. (Photography by John King, _flyerfocus.com)_ Picasa

Pre-dawn briefing aboard the USS Cape St. George vg-71. (Photography by John King, _flyerfocus.com)_ (c)John King

**Lone Patriot ** (Photography by John King, _flyerfocus.com)_ (c)John King

Fly-by at Alcatraz Island (Photography by John King, _flyerfocus.com)_ (c)John King

A patriot Albatros L-39 traverses the San Francisco Bay at an altitude of 50 feet and an airspeed of over 400 knots. _
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Ace Maker T-33 swoops over the San Francisco Bay (Photography by John King, _flyerfocus.com)_ (c)John King

Blue Angels fly by during their 2015 Fleet Week performance. (Photography by John King, _flyerfocus.com)_ (c)John King

Angels Four. **
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Many bullets aboard the USS Cape St. George _
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A patriotic Blue Angels performance at Fleet Week 2015 **
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**Blue Angels crossing at a 700+ mph closure. ** _
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Lt. Dawn Stankus overseeing operations aboard the lead ship in the Fleet Week Parade of Ships, the USS Cape St. George. (Photography by John King, _flyerfocus.com)_