“It was scary — in a good way,” beachgoer Jon-Austen Linch said “I described it as as going to a movie for the jump scare and being thrilled when you got it.”The U.S. Navy Blue Angels perform a flyover over the National Mall in Washington, DC, on July 4.Aaron Schwartz / CNP / Bloomberg via Getty ImagesJuly 16, 2026, 12:54 PM EDTThe Blue Angels flew a “scary” low pattern over the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday, sending chairs and umbrellas flying as beachgoers got an unexpectedly close look at the elite Navy aviators.Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.