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Fleet Week SF: Watch Blue Angels practice in Bay Area

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The Blue Angels held a practice Thursday afternoon ahead of this weekend’s Fleet Week Air Show in San Francisco.

The Blue Angels held their first practice session Thursday afternoon in San Francisco ahead of this weekend's Fleet Week Air Show.

NBC Bay Area's SkyRanger provided aerial coverage for part of the practice run. Watch a highlight in the video above.

The Blue Angels arrived in the Bay Area Sunday evening. The squadron is set to participate in a three-day airshow later on during Fleet Week.

What is Fleet Week?

San Francisco Fleet Week is the annual fall tradition taking place from Oct. 7 through Oct. 14 and includes three separate air shows on Friday, Oct. 11, Saturday, Oct. 12 and Sunday, Oct. 13.

The Blue Angels will headline the air shows, but there will be plenty of other aerial performances.

Below you can find schedules for the air shows. Keep in mind that the listed performers and performance times are subject to change.

Fleet Week air show schedule – Friday, Oct. 11

TIMEPERFORMANCE
12:45 p.m.Anthem - U.S. Navy Parachute Team
United Airlines
MH-65/C-27 Demo
Break
Major Thomas Duffy - U-2
F-22 Demo
F-22 Heritage Flight - F-22/P-51
Ace Maker - T-33
Break
Randy Howell/Cory Lovell - Dual
F-35B Demo
United Airlines
Break
3 p.m.Blue Angels - Fat Albert
Blue Angels Team 1 - 6

Fleet Week air show schedule – Saturday, Oct. 12

TIMEPERFORMANCE
12:30 p.m.Anthem - U.S. Navy Parachute Team
United Airlines
MH-65/C-27 Demo
Break
Patriots Jet Team
F-22 Demo
F-22 Heritage Flight - F-22/P-51
Ace Maker - T-33
Break
F-35B Demo
Randy Howell/Cory Lovell - Dual
United Airlines
Break
3 p.m.Blue Angels - Fat Albert
Blue Angels Team 1 - 6

Fleet Week air show schedule – Sunday, Oct. 13

TIMEPERFORMANCE
12:30 p.m.Anthem - U.S. Navy Parachute Team
United Airlines
MH-65/C-27 Demo
Break
Patriots Jet Team
F-22 Demo
F-22 Heritage Flight - F-22/P-51
Ace Maker - T-33
Break
F-35B Demo
Randy Howell/Cory Lovell - Dual
United Airlines
Break
3 p.m.Blue Angels - Fat Albert
Blue Angels Team 1 - 6

For more information about Fleet Week, check out our detailed Fleet Week events guide.

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