Photos by Rob Carrigan, robcarrigan1@gmail.com
A Blue Angels jet made an emergency landing Saturday afternoon at the Great Colorado Air Show but the show resumed and went off without a hitch on Sunday. The Navy elite aviators thrilled crowds watching in the Loveland skys for days with practice runs and the first official performance in 19 years.
According to a spokesperson with the Northern Colorado Regional Airport, which hosted the event, the jet had a flat tire and made an emergency landing around 3:25 p.m. Saturday.
The incident was cleared and the airport reopened around 5:20 p.m., the spokesperson said.On Saturday according to a story by Max Levy in the Loveland Reporter-Herald:
"After the sixth plane landed early —Jake Hildy of the Loveland Fire Rescue Authority said both rear tires had popped during takeoff, though the pilot was unharmed — the crowd saw rare five-plane variants of some of the group's signature maneuvers.
The airshow gates reopened at 9 a.m. Sunday.
The airshow gates reopened at 9 a.m. Sunday.
