A female pilot will be performing thrilling aerobatic maneuvers like the Diamond Dirty Loop and the Delta Roll as a member of the Navy’s famed Blue Angels flight demonstration team for the first time since the group was created in 1946.
The Navy on Monday selected Lt. Amanda Lee as the squadron’s first woman F/A-18 E/F demonstration pilot. She is one of six Navy personnel who will join the ranks of the Blue Angels in 2023 as either an aviator or ground support officer, officials said.
“We had an overwhelming number of applicants from all over the globe this year,” Capt.