The first aircraft the Blue Angels used was the F6F Hellcat, and they only had three of these aircraft and one SNJ. This aircraft didn't last long with the Blue Angels. After two months it was replaced by the newer F8F Bearcat.

The paint color on the Hellcats was FS15042-Gloss Sea Blue and the yellow was actual gold leaf.

 

Click on thumbnail to see larger picture.
Click on Patch to see Aircraft Technical Data

.

(above three photos)
FIRST BLUE ANGEL AIRSHOW
14 June 1946
The Blue Angels flying the Grumman F6F Hellcat on the wing of a Navy PB4Y Privateer at Craig Field in Jacksonville, Florida.
CMDR Raymond Pflum was the pilot,
Lt. Norman J. Ebel was the co-pilot of the Privateer

These 3 photographs are copyrighted photographs taken by
Menard Norton on
June 15, 1946, at the
second Blue Angel Airshow.
You may read more about it in the History Section