Posted on 02/09/2021 3:58:06 AM PST by mowowie
Some come for the plays. Some come for the halftime show. Some come for the commercials. And yes, some are mainly in it for the opening flyover. This year, aviation nerds got a unique offering for the Super Bowl—Air Force Global Strike Command provided one each of their bombers—a B-52, a B-1, and a B-2. It would be the first bomber trio flyover for a big game. Although it wasn't heavily promoted, the aircraft's designations also add up to 55 (B-1 + B-2 + B-52=55), which was ideal for Super Bowl LV, or 55. The three bombers, with the B-2 in the lead, hit their mark exactly as Eric Church and Jazmine Sullivan reached the National Anthem's crescendo, with the jets roaring by overhead, silhouetted against the Tampa Bay twilight. While the footage of the flyover was a little abrupt during the broadcast, one aviation photographer—our friend Mike Killian—captured the moment impeccably.
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Getting sick and tired of the same old nabobs who need to be noticed by dropping in and saying "I stopped watching...", or "who cares..." and other such crap.
Those folks need to start their own "NFL Whine Along" thread........Sheesh!
https://www.kvrr.com/2021/02/07/b-52-bomber-from-minot-part-of-super-bowl-flyover-in-florida/
from link:
A B-52 from Minot Air Force Base was part of this year’s Super Bowl flyover in Tampa Bay.
They were joined by a B-1 Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base near Rapid City and a B-2 Spirit from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri.
To get the B-52 from Minot to Florida, maintainers worked all weekend in negative degree weather to make sure aircrews got safely off the ground.
-PJ
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