Blue Angels: Seafair in "holding pattern".(United States Navy's Blue Angels awaits clearance for inclusion in Seattle's Seafair festival) From: Seattle Times (Seattle, WA) | Date: April 24, 2007| Author: Song, Kyung M. | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Seattle Times. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Kyung M. Song

Apr. 24--To perform in Seattle for Seafair, the Navy's Blue Angels need to fly superlow and superfast, with daring aerobatics. And that means every year they have to get a waiver from federal air-safety rules. But the crash of a Blue Angels jet Saturday during an air show in South Carolina has Seafair officials awaiting official clearance before they include the aerial acrobatics show in the lineup for the celebration Aug. 3-5. "We're in a h...

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