June 1965

U. S. AT PARIS AIR SHOW
BLUE ANGELS MAKE EUROPEAN DEBUT

The United States will officially participate in the 1965 Paris Air and Space Salon to be held at Le Bourget Airport, Paris, France, June 11-21. American participation, which will focus on U. S. advances in aerospace technology, will combine static aircraft and space displays with flight demonstration.

As part of their first European tour, the Navy’s Blue Angels will take part in the aerial demonstrations scheduled for June 20. Navy aircraft to be included in the show are: Chance Vought F-8; Douglas A-4; Grumman E-2A, A-6A, and F-11; Lockheed C-130 and P-3A; McDonnell F-4B; North American A-5A; Bell UH-1B and the Sikorsky CH-53A.

The U. S. Space Program will be represented by full-sized displays of the Minuteman I missile, the Atlas and Titan II, and the Agena B space boosters. There will be 40 U. S. aircraft and missile exhibits and 19 flight demonstrations on the two days set aside for aerial exhibitions.