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    In this May 26, 2015 photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the Blue Angels perform over Boston, MA. An elite group of Navy and Marine photographers are selected each year to travel the world with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team. The photographers often ride with pilots and must be in top physical condition to make the team and have the skills to capture aerial maneuvers at speeds of up to 700 miles per hour.

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    This Oct. 23, 2013 photo made available by the U.S. Navy shows photographer Terrence Siren assisted by crew chief Jared Mann, before a flight with the Blue Angels at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Fla. An elite group of Navy and Marine photographers are selected each year to travel the world with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team. The photographers often ride with pilots and must be in top physical condition to make the team and have the skills to capture aerial maneuvers at speeds of up to 700 miles per hour.

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    US Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet Flight Demonstration Team. The 2008 Space & Air Show at Kennedy Space Center, on Saturday, November 8, 2008.

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    In this March 4, 2015 provided by U.S. Navy, Navy photographers assigned to the Blue Angels squadron are seem at an undisclosed location. They are, Terrence Siren, left, Andrea Perez, Mike Lindsey. Lt. Lynn Daniel, front, Jenn Lebron, right, and Katy Holm. The photographers, like the Blue Angels pilots, don't wear G suits in the air. They must learn learn breathing technics and stay in good physical shape to keep from passing out.

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    US Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet Flight Demonstration Team. The 2008 Space & Air Show at Kennedy Space Center, on Saturday, November 8, 2008.

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    US Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet Flight Demonstration Team. The 2008 Space & Air Show at Kennedy Space Center, on Saturday, November 8, 2008.

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    This Dec. 13, 2013 photo taken by the U.S. Navy, shows the Blue Angels during a performance near the One World Trade Center in New York. An elite group of Navy and Marine photographers are selected each year to travel the world with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team. The photographers often ride with pilots and must be in top physical condition to make the team and have the skills to capture aerial maneuvers at speeds of up to 700 miles per hour.

  • In this June 14, 2015 photo provided by the U.S....

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    In this June 14, 2015 photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the Blue Angels performs in Ocean City, MD. An elite group of Navy and Marine photographers are selected each year to travel the world with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team. The photographers often ride with pilots and must be in top physical condition to make the team and have the skills to capture aerial maneuvers at speeds of up to 700 miles per hour.

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    The Blue Angels, the Navy flight demonstration team, breaks from their formation during the 2015 Jacksonville Sea & Sky Spectacular air show at Jacksonville Beach, Fla., on Saturday Oct. 24, 2015.

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    The Blue Angels, the U.S. Navyââ?¬â?¢s legendary flight performance squadron, fan out over Cinderella Castle and the ââ?¬Ë?Partnersââ?¬â?¢ statue at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, in Bay Lake, Fla., Thursday, April 6, 2017. The team of McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 Hornets made the diversion on their way to Lakeland, Fla. for the annual Sun ââ?¬â?¢n Fun air show. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

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    In this Oct. 24, 2015 photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the Blue Angels perform in Jacksonville, Fla. An elite group of Navy and Marine photographers are selected each year to travel the world with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team. The photographers often ride with pilots and must be in top physical condition to make the team and have the skills to capture aerial maneuvers at speeds of up to 700 miles per hour.

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    US Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet Flight Demonstration Team. The 2008 Space & Air Show at Kennedy Space Center, on Saturday, November 8, 2008.

  • This July 17, 2015 photo provided by the U.S. Navy...

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    This July 17, 2015 photo provided by the U.S. Navy shows the cockpit view of the Blue Angels in formation during a practice flight in Hillsboro, OR. An elite group of Navy and Marine photographers are selected each year to travel the world with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team. The photographers often ride with pilots and must be in top physical condition to make the team and have the skills to capture aerial maneuvers at speeds of up to 700 miles per hour.

  • US Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet Flight Demonstration Team. The...

    Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando Sentinel

    US Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet Flight Demonstration Team. The 2008 Space & Air Show at Kennedy Space Center, on Saturday, November 8, 2008.

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    US Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet Flight Demonstration Team. The 2008 Space & Air Show at Kennedy Space Center, on Saturday, November 8, 2008.

  • The Blue Angels, the U.S. Navyââ?¬â?¢s legendary flight performance squadron,...

    Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel

    The Blue Angels, the U.S. Navyââ?¬â?¢s legendary flight performance squadron, fly in formation over Cinderella Castle and the ââ?¬Ë?Partnersââ?¬â?¢ statue at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, in Bay Lake, Fla., Thursday, April 6, 2017. The team of McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 Hornets made the diversion on their way to Lakeland, Fla. for the annual Sun ââ?¬â?¢n Fun air show. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

  • In this April 16, 2015 photo made available by the...

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    In this April 16, 2015 photo made available by the U.S. Navy, the Blue Angels, center, fly in formation with a U.S. Air Force P-47 Thunderbolt, left, and a F-22 Raptor, during an air show in Corpus Christi, TX. An elite group of Navy and Marine photographers are selected each year to travel the world with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team. The photographers often ride with pilots and must be in top physical condition to make the team and have the skills to capture aerial maneuvers at speeds of up to 700 miles per hour.

  • The U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly over Fort Lauderdale Beach...

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    The U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly over Fort Lauderdale Beach for the 2019 Fort Lauderdale Air Show. The show also featured the U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Demo Team along with military jet flyovers, parachute teams, civilian aerobatic acts and formation flight teams. Mike Stocker, South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  • This June 4, 2015 photo provided by the U.S. Navy,...

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    This June 4, 2015 photo provided by the U.S. Navy, shows an overhead view of one of the Blue Angels planes during an aerial show in Rockford, Il. An elite group of Navy and Marine photographers are selected each year to travel the world with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team. The photographers often ride with pilots and must be in top physical condition to make the team and have the skills to capture aerial maneuvers at speeds of up to 700 miles per hour.

  • US Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet Flight Demonstration Team. The...

    Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando Sentinel

    US Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet Flight Demonstration Team. The 2008 Space & Air Show at Kennedy Space Center, on Saturday, November 8, 2008.

  • The Blue Angels, the U.S. Navyââ?¬â?¢s legendary flight performance squadron,...

    Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel

    The Blue Angels, the U.S. Navyââ?¬â?¢s legendary flight performance squadron, fly in formation over Cinderella Castle and the ââ?¬Ë?Partnersââ?¬â?¢ statue at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, in Bay Lake, Fla., Thursday, April 6, 2017. The team of McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 Hornets made the diversion on their way to Lakeland, Fla. for the annual Sun ââ?¬â?¢n Fun air show. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

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Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel staff portrait in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel)
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That was too close. Two jets from the Navy Blue Angels touched during a practice at Naval Air Station Pensacola, according to a report in the Pensacola News Journal.

No one was hurt and the the damage was limited to just a scratch during the Wednesday incident, according to a Navy statement to the paper.

Lt. Michelle Tucker, a spokesperson for Rear Adm. Daniel Dwyer, chief of naval air training told the News Journal the No. 3 jet’s cockpit canopy made contact with the underside of the No. 1 jet’s outer wing during the team’s Diamond 360 maneuver.

While the team leader called for the flight team to stand down, after finding only a “minimal scratch” on the No. 3 canopy, the team is still set to perform this weekend at an air show in Chicago, according to the report. The two jets involved in the incident will not be used in the show.

The Blue Angels made Florida visits several times this year already with shows in Key West, Fort Lauderdale, Lakeland and Pensacola Beach. Their fall stops are at the Jacksonville Sea and Sky Spectacular Oct. 26-27 and their annual Blue Angels Homecoming Airshow at NAS Pensacola on Nov. 8-9 to finish their season (naspensacolaairshow.com).

The preliminary schedule for the Blue Angels in 2020 has the team making four visits. Stops include MacDill Air Fest at Tampa’s MacDill Air Force Base on March 28-29, the Vero Beach Air Show on April 25-26, Pensacola Beach Air Show on July 11 and Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show at NAS Pensacola on Oct. 16-17.

Read more at pnj.com.