This is how the 'missing man formation' honors fallen pilots

https://www.wearethemighty.com ^ | 04/23/2018 | Shannon Corbiel

[Freee-dame]

I think the flyover will be tomorrow in Texas. Bush 41 is certainly worthy of every military honor.

[GMMC0987]

Always learning something new, just heard on the radio that George HW Bush’s jet fighter was shot down during WWII but he was rescued by a US submarine. I’ll bet it was by one of our nuclear subs!

[Doogle]

Here’s a nice one from the Blue Angels in TN a few years back

https://youtu.be/pe7w0WTkt2Y

[Lurkinanloomin]

We did not have nuclear subs until the late 1950’s

[NorthMountain]

GHW Bush flew neither a fighter nor a jet.

[BiggBob]

Yes it will be Thursday
https://www.militarynews.com/news/local/virginia-beach-jet-fighters-to-honor-president-george-h-w/article_88dfbfc6-f801-11e8-8a2e-93db25565ced.html

Twenty-one of those will fly a “missing man” flyover in honor of Bush Thursday.

[Carriage Hill]

My 94yr old Dad, a well-decorated WWII Vet, combat engineer w/ Patton’s 3rd Corps in France, Central Europe, Rhineland, Ardennes and liberating Bastogne in The Battle of the Bulge, passed on Sept 26th.

The York Color Guard did a 21 Gun Salute, Flag Folding ceremony and 4 A-10 “Warthog” Thunderbolts overflew the Internment ceremony at York’s Mt Rose Cemetery. Blew everyone away, because we didn’t arrange or expect it.

21 jets ought to be an amazing sight.

[forgotten man]

George H. W. Bush was not a fighter pilot. He was a war hero, but he flew a TBM Avenger torpedo bomber in the Western Pacific.

[Da Coyote]

“Always learning something new, just heard on the radio that George HW Bush’s jet fighter was shot down during WWII but he was rescued by a US submarine. I’ll bet it was by one of our nuclear subs!”

Ah, modern journalism. Ain’t it wunnerful?

Oh, and the sub used GPS to locate him.

[DFG]

Grumman Avenger

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Not many nuclear subs in WW II.

Please review USS Nautilus.

[Red Badger]

DIESEL subs..................

Nuclear didn’t come along till after the war.................

[Red Badger]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Nautilus_(SSN-571)

[heterosupremacist]

GREAT photo!

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Oops, forgive me. I didn’t read your post closely enough and your fine, fine snarky comment. Touché!

[Fiddlstix]

....I’ll bet it was by one of our nuclear subs!

LOL!
Not only that he was the first to use twitter to communicate that his plane was shot.

</sarcasm>

[heterosupremacist]

Thanks, BiggBob for that excellent link!

https://www.militarynews.com/news/local/virginia-beach-jet-fighters-to-honor-president-george-h-w/article_88dfbfc6-f801-11e8-8a2e-93db25565ced.html

[Dan(9698)]

It was before nuclear subs.

[al_c]

I’ll bet it was by one of our nuclear subs!