VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A bird in an engine caused a Blue Angels plane to make an early landing at an air show in Florida.
Vero Beach Air Show spokeswoman Catherine Caddell tells TCPalm.com the incident on Saturday caused $1 million in engine damage to the Blue Angels No. 5 jet.
Caddell says the Navy brought in another FA-18 plane on Sunday and put a "5'' on it so viewers could see a complete show. The six blue and yellow planes then soared over Vero Beach, performing acrobatic skills for the crowd below.
Information from: Press-Journal (Vero Beach, Fla.)
Check out those plane moves, #BAFans!
Here at the @verobeachairshow, we moved a lot of our jets to get the right lineup for our demonstration. #blueangels#usnavy#usmc#forgedbytheseapic.twitter.com/88htNcyPv1— Blue Angels (@BlueAngels) April 22, 2018
Get ready, @VeroAirShow!
Your #blueangels will be walking down soon for our final Vero Beach demonstration! pic.twitter.com/HM5KYQNKHh— Blue Angels (@BlueAngels) April 22, 2018