Fleet Week Air Show San Francisco October 2014

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Fleet Week Air Show San Francisco October 2014

Fleet Week Air Show San Francisco October 2014


Fleet Week is a United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, and United States Coast Guard tradition in which active military ships recently deployed in overseas operations dock in a variety of major cities for one week. Once the ships dock, the crews can enter the city and visit its tourist attractions. At certain hours, the public can take a guided tour of the ships. Often, Fleet Week is accompanied by military demonstrations and air shows. The Blue Angels are back for 2014! The Angels are performing October 11 & 12 for this year's Fleet Week, after being canceled in 2013 due to budget cuts, so this is great news! Six navy fighter planes perform frighteningly daring stunts over San Francisco Bay. Precision flying at its most breathtaking. This is what most of the crowds have come to see.

A variety of U. S. Navy ships sail under the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco Bay, including destroyers, PT boats and Liberty ships from World War II. The "parade" lasts for about two and a half hours. One or more fleet ships were docked as a "visit ship" for tourists to board, and the local community took in sailors for home visits; drinks were often discounted to uniformed sailors at area bars and restaurants. The event is estimated to attract over one million people who watch the air show along the San Francisco Bay waterfront stretching from the Ferry Building to the Golden Gate Bridge. The Fleet Week Air Show efforts will be refocused on the 2014 air show scheduled for October 10–13, 2014.