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Kyle Field Photos
On November 26, 1999, the Texas A&M Aggies and the University of Texas Longhorns squared away in their annual post-Thanksgiving Day game. However, this game was different. It was 8 days after the tragic Bonfire collapse which killed 12 students and injured 27 others. As a tribute to these students, four former Aggies from the 457 Fighter Squadron, the "Spads" based in Forth Worth, Texas, made a flyby of Texas A&M's Kyle Field, where the game was being held, in the "missing man" formation. This is an old tradition of the air forces that is held as a memorial to fallen comrades. A four-ship formation will fly over the spot where people are gathered to remember their friends and comrades-in-arms, and just as they are the over the observers, the #3 man in the formation will pull up suddenly and the other 3 aircraft will continue on their course. This creates a hole or "missing man" in the formation, honoring the fallen. These photos, viewed from the #3 aircraft as he is pulling up, capture the entire field and audience, and make a vivid demonstration of the feelings of the Aggies after this terrible incident.
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