Special teams coordinator Dave Fipp lived out his lifelong dream of riding along with Navy’s Blue Angels in a heartwarming video the Detroit Lions released on the Fourth of July.
Fipp, the son of a former Navy pilot, grew up watching the Blue Angels in air shows back in his hometown of San Diego. He earned a commercial piloting license himself, which led him to meet the Blue Angels.
After hearing about his father’s time in the Navy and Fipp’s own passion for piloting, the famous group invited Fipp to ride along in a F/A-18 Super Hornet.