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Thousands Pack The Inner Harbor To Watch Blue Angels Perform

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Arguably one of the most visible parts of this star-spangled weekend is the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. They've been roaring through downtown Baltimore, rehearsing for days.

Denise Koch reports Saturday afternoon was the big show.

Supersonic jets, screeching through the air.

"It's beautiful. It's incredible. They go so fast," one man said.

Spectators get a front row seat from one end of the harbor to the other to see the U.S. Navy's elite flight demonstration squad -- the Blue Angels.

"The jet noise is pretty exciting. When it comes up silent and it just... all the noise," said one visitor.

The Blue Angels weren't the only sight high in the sky. At the Harford County airport, it was the Navy's elite parachute team, the Leap Frogs, making it look easy.

Reporter: "What was it like when you first jumped?"

Parachutist: "Terrifying! It was really scary."

The Leap Frogs and the Blue Angels -- daredevils delighting Marylanders on this Star-Spangled Saturday.

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The Blue Angels will be performing again Sunday between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

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