Posted on 12/06/2018 5:38:10 PM PST by C19fan
On the local TV coverage I only saw 16 aircraft. They also said the weather prevented the lost man routine.
I thought all 21 would fly in formation. 4 jets at a time didn’t seem that special to me.””
In sequence:
1 plane
4 planes
4 planes
4 planes
4 planes
a slight time gap
LAST 4 planes, with MISSING MAN maneuver done in the last group.
It was ALL shown on the channel I was watching ABC.
Foe once, the ‘anchors kept their mouths shut & didn’t overtalk the ceremonies.
Which only proves that NBC cannot do simple math.
They can all do that. Even the trainee schlubs at Homestead could fly in close formation.
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