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US Navy "Blue Angels" F/A-18E 'Super Hornets' 5-plane Line Abreast Loop.
Photographed from 18th Street and 19th Avenue N., Fargo. (NDSU Reseach & Technology, parking lot)
'Line Abreast Loop' maneuver: At approximately 3-1/2nautical miles, aircraft #1,2,3,4 and 5 transition to a Line Abreast formation. Approaching Center Point, they complete a loop. Egressing crowd left, aircraft #1-4 shift back to Diamond and detach #5.