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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it was scorned under Trump. Now it’s celebrated?
We didn’t waste our time watching because it’s quite clear, the major sports groups in this country hate us.
Outside of the game, that was the only thing I enjoyed. The rest was a Woke festival.
I was watching Master & Commander.
There was patriotism, honor, and courage.
You know, stuff libs despise...
Pass.....not interested in anything super bowl related
🐿 I love seeing our war birds but this time choose to be sour grapes.
Biden is Green?
He calls our military “stupid bastards”, uses them as props, eager to risk their lives, sabotages the Israel peace plan which further endangers them, appears weak to China which endangers them, and burns fuel over their heads, polluting the Superdome, as a carbon-spewing stunt, the hair-sniffing hypocrite.
Trump was accused of being too militant when he wanted military involved in 4th of July parades. Hypocrites!
Beautiful, only too bad they will soon be defunded into the trash heap so Bidens bros in Iran can get their money
I saw a lot of coverage on the female pilot of the B-2 but nothing on the B-52 pilot. Given the age of that airframe, the pilot could have been a great-grandchild of an early B-52 pilot.
Photos were great! Good post & thanks from a non-supporter of the NFL.
Yeah, whatever. It was in support of - well, you know...
(From a SAC Vietnam era KC-135 instructor pilot.)
Surprised the left didn’t claim this was part of PDJT’s ‘Insurrection’ and that, thank gaia, the bombers didn’t nuke Tampa Bay! Remember, Orange Man Bad! </sarc>
I thought we conservative were boycotting sports. Or is that off now?
Those people are not worthy of a flyover, they should be stopped.
This month we are marking the 30th anniversary of Desert Storm. I remember during that action, there was a little human interest story on CNN where they interviewed a Buff Pilot who (IIRC) was flying the exact same B-52 his father had flown in Viet Nam...and that was three decades ago.
Quite a sight for a high school kid.
“I remember during that action, there was a little human interest story on CNN where they interviewed a Buff Pilot who (IIRC) was flying the exact same B-52 his father had flown in Viet Nam...and that was three decades ago.”
We may have been recalling the same story as that kind of circumstance was the basis of my comment, along with the resilience of the B-52 to keep flying.
You said it. Worst SB commercials and entertainment ever. Uninteresting.
That being said, the Stealth is my very favorite bomber. It is SO quiet!
I experienced it once many years ago as I was near Dayton at a HS sports game, and I guess it was on the approach to Wright-Patterson. We spectators had zero idea it was coming until it was right on top of us! I got goosebumps all over. I was so proud of our country!! Coolest thing ever!
The AN-2 Colt, which is a little older than the B-52 is still in service with a few militaries and the U-2 is no spring chicken either.
She can be a pilot and have a vagina?!?
#BRAVE
#GIRLPOWER
I thought we conservative were boycotting sports. Or is that off now?
It is amazing but one of the key elements in being a “conservative” is to be able to think for yourself and not just follow the crowd.
Watching a program, or seeing a movie, or listening to music that others deem to be anti-(fill in the blank) does not make someone any less conservative. It is a personal choice.
Since we’re domestic terrorists and racists, it was okay to support Tom Brady and Gronk.
Black history month is to be replaced with Tom Brady History Month.
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