A-7 Corsair in Blue Angel Paint at the Anoka County-Blaine Airport

Odd. The Blue Angels never flew the A-7.

Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 1946
Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat 1946-194x
Grumman F9F-2 Panther 194x-1950 (jet)
Grumman F9F-5 Panther 1951-1953
Grumman F9F-8 Cougar 1954-1956 (swept-wing)
Grumman F11F-1 Tiger 1957-1968
McDonnell F-4J Phantom II 1969-1974
Douglas A-4F Skyhawk II 1975-1986
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet 1987-present (Boeing since 1997)

My father used to build them for Vought. There was a time the A-7 were in line to replace the A-4 Skyhawk; however, the FA-18 won out. What we are seeing here could be the demonstrator used to woo the Navy, or the work of a Blue Angel fan who feels the paint scheme works with virtually any aircraft.

Looks like that guy's trying to corner the market on 'slightly used' Mowhawks.

Looks like I got the chronology wrong. The Navy was considering adopting the A-7 Corsair to replace the F-4 Phantom for its aerobatic team The Blue Angels;however, opted for the A-4 Skyhawk instead because the A-7 variant at the time lacked a powerful enough engine to meet the aerobatic requirements.