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Stealth Aircraft - Rose Bowl - Flyby Photo
Yahoo!News ^ | Jan. 1, 2004 | AP Photo / Chris Carlson

Posted on 01/02/2004 11:20:29 AM PST by rm3friskerFTN

Yesterday there was mention that several US Air Force Stealth Aircraft were going to overfly the Rose Bowl.

Today I searched for photos of this event, finding several.

HOWEVER, in my humble opinion (grin ;-) I think the below photo is the best of the few I found of the stealth overfly event.

Please visit Yahoo!News - Sports Photos - AP to freep/vote for this photo to number one status ... Yahoo login required though :-(


Stealth fighters and a bomber fly over the stadium during opening ceremonies at the start of the Michigan-USC showdown in the 90th Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 1, 2004.

BTW ... do any LA Freepers have any photos of the stealth overfly event they would like to share???


TOPICS: Announcements; Editorial; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: California; US: Michigan; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: aircraft; airforce; b2; f117; f22; rosebowl; stealth; umichwolverines; usaf; usctrojans
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To: Dont Mention the War
Hey, you were on a few nights ago!
"Yes, you did. You invaded Poland"
LOL!!
41 posted on 01/02/2004 11:44:37 AM PST by nuconvert
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To: Phantom Lord
And if Clintoon was still in office, what would the DUmmys' reaction be?
42 posted on 01/02/2004 11:45:30 AM PST by sarasota
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To: rm3friskerFTN
Well those aren't so stealthy. I saw 'em right off.
43 posted on 01/02/2004 11:46:36 AM PST by savedbygrace
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To: rm3friskerFTN
The Stealth Bomber's flyover at the Rose Parade, 1997

The Stealth Bomber's flyover at the Rose Parade, 1997

44 posted on 01/02/2004 11:47:12 AM PST by idkfa
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To: michigander

When we invaded IRAQ, THIS was the view the folks LOVED to see!

It meant that the planes were leaving and that the bombs had NOT blown their sorry asses up!

45 posted on 01/02/2004 11:55:12 AM PST by Elsie (When the avalanche starts... it's too late for the pebbles to vote....)
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To: Phantom Lord
They are even outraged at the presence of military bands in the parade!

Yeah..but...they didn't mind that some faggot played Cinderella in one of the Christmas parades!

46 posted on 01/02/2004 11:55:50 AM PST by JimVT
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To: Phantom Lord
Good lord.

What in the world is THIS person snorting?

More importantly, it means that only Dennis Kucinich or another core, liberal, traditional Democrat can make the race with Bush a race solely based on retaining previous Gore voters. Dennis Kucinich can beat Bush by three million votes or more without needing a single 2000 Bush vote to do it. No other candidate has this advantage against Bush.

You should stay away from there; you have a small child now and it's dangerous over there!

47 posted on 01/02/2004 11:55:59 AM PST by Howlin (Bush has stolen two things which Democrats believe they own by right: the presidency & the future)
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To: SAMWolf
I was thinking a B-2, F-117 and an F-18
48 posted on 01/02/2004 11:56:55 AM PST by JimVT
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts
That's the new F-22. Looks great.
49 posted on 01/02/2004 12:01:03 PM PST by upier (Stop Child abuse - Teach your children english!)
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To: lawdude
In July 2002 we watched a Stealth buzz over the World Championship Snowmobile Watercross at Grantsburg, Wisconsin (summer drag and oval snowmobile races over water) and the sight was unbelievable. It is truly an amazing machine that had the Watercross crowd stunned. It you're interested in Watercross check out: www.burnettcounty.com/h2ocross
50 posted on 01/02/2004 12:01:29 PM PST by From The Deer Stand
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To: JimVT
Yep that rear shot in Post 24 sure looks like a Horent and not the Eagle.
51 posted on 01/02/2004 12:01:43 PM PST by SAMWolf ("Bother," said Pooh, and called in an air strike.)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts
According to the other picture capttion it was an F/A-22.
52 posted on 01/02/2004 12:03:18 PM PST by SAMWolf ("Bother," said Pooh, and called in an air strike.)
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To: SAMWolf


Three Air Force planes buzz the parade route of the 115th Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena,
California on January 1, 2004. The United States began 2004 under extremely tight security in an effort to
thwart any terror attack on celebrations from New York to Las Vegas. The last big event of the U.S. New
Year celebrations -- the Rose Parade and football game in Pasadena -- was protected by video surveillance
cameras and two electronic sensors to detect biological agents in the Rose Bowl stadium. (Jim Ruymen/Reuters)

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CAPTION CLARIFICATION - CLARIFYING THAT AIRCRAFT WERE FLYING OVER FOR CEREMONIAL
PURPOSES AND NOT FOR SECURITY REASONS - Three U.S. Air Force aircraft fly over the parade route
as part the ceremonies of the 115th Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California January 1, 2004. REUTERS/Jim Ruymen

53 posted on 01/02/2004 12:11:11 PM PST by michigander
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To: michigander
CLARIFYING THAT AIRCRAFT WERE FLYING OVER FOR CEREMONIAL PURPOSES AND NOT FOR SECURITY REASONS

A B2 Stealth bomber!? That'd be one helluva security reason. Expecting Godzilla perhaps?

54 posted on 01/02/2004 12:14:13 PM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Give me my sweater back...or I'll play the guitar.)
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To: From The Deer Stand
In 2000 during the large flotilla of "tall ships" in New York harbor they had one buzz the harbor. As you know, one cannot get a notion of these marvels unless one see them in person. It flew right above me. What a machine!
55 posted on 01/02/2004 12:22:47 PM PST by CasearianDaoist
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To: cake_crumb
LOL. What will fighters and bombers do, no matter how stealthily, to protect the crowd from a mass casualty attack? Open fire? Drop a nuke?
56 posted on 01/02/2004 12:26:45 PM PST by Melinator (Big Badda Boom)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts
>Expecting Godzilla perhaps?



Only in Ty Bomba's "Desert War" Command issue #13.
57 posted on 01/02/2004 12:33:22 PM PST by Conan the Librarian (I am a Librarian. I don't know anything....I just know where to look it up.)
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To: Melinator
"We had to kill them to save them."

Actually, the overflight was for ceremonial purposes and not for security.
58 posted on 01/02/2004 12:39:14 PM PST by coloradan (Hence, etc.)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts
A B2 Stealth bomber!?

Perhaps shock and awe?

59 posted on 01/02/2004 12:40:11 PM PST by michigander
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts
That was my first thought as well. The front end looks like an FA-18 but the large elevons look like those on an F-15.

Look at the low angle of the elevons, the F-15 has them at about 90 degrees.

60 posted on 01/02/2004 12:43:39 PM PST by antiRepublicrat
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