Coast Guard, MSP looking for pilot who flew underneath Mackinac Bridge

WSBT ^ | Wednesday, August 19th 2020 | Trevor Drew

[TangoLimaSierra]

Specifically, detectives are looking for clear photos, video, or other information that might help them identify the aircraft.

So easy. Just hit "Enhance" while playing the video.

Do I have to do everything?

[bunkerhill7]

Charles Lindbergh flew under the Vt. NY Lake Champlain Bridge
80 years ago. He was a model for
generations of future fliers.

[treetopsandroofs]

Whatever happened with that? Did Ford’s latest anti-Trump rant absolve him from penalties?

[Yossarian]

Dwight is a great conservative!

[KobraKai]

I’ve travelled under that bridge, trust me, there’s plenty of room for a small plane to go through. Cops up that way don’t have much else to do than investigate some stuntman.

[Red Badger]

I have known several young pilots (civilian) and they all hope to get away with a stunt like this at some time or another. The military ones won’t...............tell you.....

Had this been a real muslim terrorist, there would not be a ‘dry run’.......

[M Kehoe]

Hi.

What law was broken? Endangering people for two seconds?

5.56mm

[M Kehoe]

Hi.

An SR71 would lose fuel at that altitude big time.

Be cool to see...

5.56mm

[jaydubya2]

How about upside down?

Upside down

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

What law was broken?

FAR 91.119

Common sense not to endanger other people's lives. I know you can execute the maneuver flawlessly. It's all those others who screw it up for guys like you.

[GreyFriar]

http://thanlont.blogspot.com/2018/10/f-4-flying-under-golden-gate-bridge.html

[M Kehoe]

Thanks.

Hope you are doing well.

What were the bridges that General Yeager flew under?

5.56mm

[woodbutcher1963]

It is 155’ off the water. I suspect it is a rights of passage for most pilots.

[Covenantor]

Pulsing blue diamond exhaust....
;>)

[Covenantor]

Pretty neat!

[Joe Boucher]

yeah and lots of stuff is illegal and folks get away doing illegal things all the time, just ask the Clintons

[PLMerite]

Got nothing on these guys:

[DFG]

Tex Johnston's famous barrel roll of the Dash-80 (707 prototype) in 1955. https://www.seattlepi.com/local/politics/article/Connelly-A-legendary-barrel-roll-that-launched-13130562.php#item-85307-tbla-2

[Ozark Tom]

B-47 was the first under the MAC Bridge.

[Magnatron]

B-47 was the first under the MAC Bridge.

From Wikipedia:

“On 24 April 1959, Captain John S. Lappo, operating from Lockbourne AFB flew a B-47 with two crewmen on board under the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan. Following a general court-martial, he was grounded for life.”