San Francisco Fleet Week 2015

Thousands gather, ashore and aboard Navy ships, for a breathtaking performance by the Blue Angels at San Francisco's Fleet Week airshow.

Sean Tucker skids across the bay. (Photography by John King, _flyerfocus.com)_ (c)John King
Fat Albert, the Blue Angels' C130 transport, passes Alcatraz Island. (Photography by John King, _flyerfocus.com)_ (c)John King
Blue Angels performance at Fleet Week 2015 (Photography by John King, _flyerfocus.com)_ (c)John King
** Patriot Convergence** **
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(c)John King
Raging Heap of Yellow and Blue. (Photography by John King, _flyerfocus.com)_ (c)John King
Dirty Angels. _
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(c)John King
Blue on Blue _
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(c)John King
USS Coronado pulls away from Pier 80 on its way to join the Fleet Week parade of ships. (Photography by John King, _flyerfocus.com)_ Picasa
Just before sunrise on the deck of the USS Coronado (Photography by John King, _flyerfocus.com)_ Picasa
With Alcatraz Island and the Golden Gate Bridge in the background, sailors stand at-ease along the starboard rail, ready to salute San Francisco during Fleet Week 2015. (Photography by John King, _flyerfocus.com)_ (c)John King
USS Cape St. George enters a fog bank 10 miles out. (Photography by John King, _flyerfocus.com)_ Picasa
Pre-dawn briefing aboard the USS Cape St. George vg-71. (Photography by John King, _flyerfocus.com)_ (c)John King
**Lone Patriot ** (Photography by John King, _flyerfocus.com)_ (c)John King
Fly-by at Alcatraz Island (Photography by John King, _flyerfocus.com)_ (c)John King
A patriot Albatros L-39 traverses the San Francisco Bay at an altitude of 50 feet and an airspeed of over 400 knots. _
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(c)John King
Ace Maker T-33 swoops over the San Francisco Bay (Photography by John King, _flyerfocus.com)_ (c)John King
Blue Angels fly by during their 2015 Fleet Week performance. (Photography by John King, _flyerfocus.com)_ (c)John King
Angels Four. **
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(c)John King
Many bullets aboard the USS Cape St. George _
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A patriotic Blue Angels performance at Fleet Week 2015 **
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(c)John King
**Blue Angels crossing at a 700+ mph closure. ** _
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Lt. Dawn Stankus overseeing operations aboard the lead ship in the Fleet Week Parade of Ships, the USS Cape St. George. (Photography by John King, _flyerfocus.com)_
For many of these sailors, their first time under the Golden Gate Bridge. (Photography by John King, _flyerfocus.com)_
USS Cape St. George Captain, Rome Ruiz (Photography by John King, _flyerfocus.com)_
The Battle Flag flies proudly above the deck of the USS Cape St. George. (Photography by John King, _flyerfocus.com)_
The Battle Flag flies proudly aboard the USS Cape St. George. (Photography by John King, _flyerfocus.com)_
See more airshow photography from John King in our Reno Air Races 2015 photo gallery here. (c)John King
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