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Navy Lt. C.J. Simonsen, the pilot in the front aircraft, and Navy Lt. Dave Tickle, the pilot in the rear aircraft, fly in formation with Sean Tucker, a Team Oracle Airshow performer, during Seafair, a summer festival in Seattle, Aug. 2, 2012. Both solo pilots are assigned to the Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy's flight demonstration squadron.

SEAFAIR FLIGHT

Navy Lt. C.J. Simonsen, the pilot in the front aircraft, and Navy Lt. Dave Tickle, the pilot in the rear aircraft, fly in formation with Sean Tucker, a Team Oracle Airshow performer, during Seafair, a summer festival in Seattle, Aug. 2, 2012. Both solo pilots are assigned to the Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy's flight demonstration squadron.

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