The Blue Angels are back for the 2017 Chicago Air and Water Show on the Lake Michigan lakefront on Aug. 19 and 20, 2017, alongside many other fan favorites. Practice day was Aug. 18.
The Blue Angels perform during the 2017 Chicago Air and Water Show on Aug. 20, 2017, in Chicago.
— Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 20, 2017Pilots perform during the 2017 Chicago Air and Water Show on Aug. 20, 2017, in Chicago.
— Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 20, 2017Attendees watch from Oak Street Beach during the 2017 Chicago Air and Water Show on Aug. 20, 2017, in Chicago.
— Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 20, 2017Boaters watch pilots perform during the 2017 Chicago Air and Water Show on Aug. 20, 2017, in Chicago.
— Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 20, 2017People on a rooftop watch the Blue Angels perform during the 2017 Chicago Air and Water Show on Aug. 20, 2017, in Chicago.
— Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 20, 2017An F-22 Raptor flies over the city during the 2017 Chicago Air and Water Show on Aug. 20, 2017, in Chicago.
— Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 20, 2017Attendees watch from North Avenue Beach during the 2017 Chicago Air and Water Show on Aug. 20, 2017, in Chicago.
— Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 20, 2017An F-22 Raptor, from top, P-51 Mustang and an A-10 Thunderbolt fly over the city during the 2017 Chicago Air and Water Show on Aug. 20, 2017, in Chicago.
— Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 20, 2017Pilots perform during the 2017 Chicago Air and Water Show on Aug. 20, 2017, in Chicago.
— Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 20, 2017Attendees watch from North Avenue Beach during the 2017 Chicago Air and Water Show on Aug. 20, 2017, in Chicago.
— Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune, Dec. 31, 2000Boaters watch pilots perform during the 2017 Chicago Air and Water Show on Aug. 20, 2017, in Chicago.
— Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune, Dec. 31, 2000A cloud of smoke moves into the city after pilots perform during the 2017 Chicago Air and Water Show on Aug. 20, 2017, in Chicago.
— Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 20, 2017Gold Coast residents watch from a nearby building during the 2017 Chicago Air and Water Show on Aug. 20, 2017, in Chicago.
— Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune, Dec. 31, 2000The Blue Angels perform during the 2017 Chicago Air and Water Show on Aug. 20, 2017, in Chicago.
— Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 20, 2017Pilots perform during the 2017 Chicago Air and Water Show on Aug. 20, 2017, in Chicago.
— Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 20, 2017Boaters watch pilots perform during the 2017 Chicago Air and Water Show on Aug. 20, 2017, in Chicago.
— Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune, Dec. 31, 2000A U.S. Navy parachuter flies with the American flag during the opening performance of the first day of the Chicago Air and Water Show on August 19, 2017.
— Alexandra Wimley / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 19, 2014A boy is dressed as a Blue Angels pilot on the first day of the Chicago Air and Water Show Aug. 19, 2017.
— Alexandra Wimley / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 19, 2014An F-22 and a P-51 perform a heritage flight during the first day of the Chicago Air and Water Show on Aug. 19, 2017.
— Alexandra Wimley / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 19, 2014A plane performs a stunt during the first day of the Chicago Air and Water Show on Aug. 19, 2017.
— Alexandra Wimley / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 19, 2014Planes perform during the first day of the Chicago Air and Water Show on Aug. 19, 2017.
— Alexandra Wimley / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 19, 2014The U.S. Navy Blue Angels perform on the first day of the Chicago Air and Water Show on Aug. 19, 2017.
— Alexandra Wimley / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 19, 2014Parachuters perform during the opening of the first day of the Chicago Air and Water Show on Aug. 19, 2017.
— Alexandra Wimley / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 19, 2014The U.S. Navy Blue Angels perform on the first day of the Chicago Air and Water Show on Aug. 19, 2017.
— Alexandra Wimley / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 19, 2014The U.S. Navy Blue Angels perform on the first day of the Chicago Air and Water Show Aug. 19, 2017.
— Alexandra Wimley / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 19, 2014The U.S. Navy Blue Angels perform on the first day of the Chicago Air and Water Show Aug. 19, 2017.
— Alexandra Wimley / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 19, 2014Two of the five Blue Angels practice for the Chicago Air and Water Show in Chicago on Aug. 18, 2017.
— Alexandra Wimley / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 19, 2014The Blue Angels practice for the Chicago Air and Water Show in Chicago on Aug. 18, 2017.
— Alexandra Wimley / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 19, 2014The Blue Angels practice for the Chicago Air and Water Show in Chicago on Aug. 18, 2017.
— Alexandra Wimley / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 19, 2014A US Navy Blue Angel flies over the scoreboard at Wrigley Field during the fifth inning of the Chicago Cubs versus Toronto Blue Jays game Aug. 18, 2017, in Chicago.
— Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 18, 2017The Blue Angels practice for the Chicago Air and Water Show in Chicago on Aug. 18, 2017.
— Alexandra Wimley / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 19, 2014People lounge on Oak Street Beach during a practice for the Chicago Air and Water Show in Chicago on Aug. 18, 2017.
— Alexandra Wimley / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 19, 2014Susan Dacy flies a Super Stearman during practice for the Chicago Air and Water Show at North Avenue Beach on Aug. 18, 2017.
— Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 18, 2017People watch as Susan Dacy flies a Super Stearman during practice for the Chicago Air and Water Show at North Avenue Beach on Aug. 18, 2017.
— Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 18, 2017People watch along North Avenue Beach as the Firebirds Delta Team performs during practice for the Chicago Air and Water Show on Aug. 18, 2017.
— Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 18, 2017A lifeguard keeps an eye out for issues at North Avenue Beach during practice for the Chicago Air and Water Show in Chicago on Aug. 18, 2017.
— Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 18, 20174CE perform during practice for the Chicago Air and Water Show at North Avenue Beach Aug. 18, 2017.
— Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 18, 2017The Firebirds Delta Team during practice for the Chicago Air and Water Show at North Avenue Beach on Aug. 18, 2017.
— Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 18, 2017The Chicago Fire Department air and sea rescue unit performs during practice for the Chicago Air and Water Show at North Avenue Beach on Aug. 18, 2017. The rescue unit, established in 1965, serves the lakefront and rivers. The unit uses rescue boats and two Bell 412 EP helicopters.
— Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 18, 2017The Navy Leap Frogs during practice for the Chicago Air and Water Show at North Avenue Beach on Aug. 18, 2017.
— Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 18, 2017The Navy Leap Frogs during practice for the Chicago Air and Water Show at North Avenue Beach on Aug. 18, 2017.
— Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 18, 2017Aerostars planes perform during practice for the Chicago Air and Water Show at North Avenue Beach on Aug. 18, 2017. This three-plane team employs Yak-52TWs and is known for flying in tight formations and upside-down.
— Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 18, 2017People watch practice for the Chicago Air and Water Show on North Avenue Beach on Aug. 18, 2017.
— Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 18, 2017The Firebirds Delta Team during practice for the Chicago Air and Water Show at North Avenue Beach in Chicago on Aug. 18, 2017.
— Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 18, 20174CE perform during practice for the Chicago Air and Water Show at North Avenue Beach on Aug. 18, 2017.
— Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 18, 20174CE perform during practice for the Chicago Air and Water Show at North Avenue Beach on Aug. 18, 2017.
— Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 18, 2017The Chicago Fire Department air and sea rescue unit performs during practice for the Chicago Air and Water Show at North Avenue Beach on Aug. 18, 2017.
— Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 18, 2017