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The 2021 flyover of Super Bowl LV in Tampa, Florida saw three US Air Force bombers - a B-2 Spirit, B-1B Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress - join together for a...
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- The B-1B Bomber: Speedy But Stressed Out
- The B-2 Bomber: Stealthy But Small in Number
- The B-52 Bomber: Old But Still Flying
The B-1B, also called the Lancer, sports a fun nickname: the Bone. It earned that thanks to the way its name looks written out: “B-one.” Of the three bombers in the fleet, it’s uniquely capable of pulling off tricksthe others cannot. It can hit supersonic speeds, fly inverted, and its wings can change their position as it operates, depending on wha...
Also streaking over the Super Bowl was the B-2 Spirit, which resembles something like a flying triangle. A stealth aircraft, it can’t be seen by radar, but your eyes are definitely able to spot it. “It flies really smooth,” says Maj. Anthony Mascaro, a B-2 instructor pilot. “It’s a joy to fly.” It’s more airliner-like in the way it flies compared t...
Finally, the B-52 is by the oldest plane of the gang. It’s called the Stratofortress, but thanks to its Jurassic age, it’s also known as the Stratosaurus. The more concise nickname is the BUFF, which stands for Big Ugly Fat Fellow, although you can imagine what word can be substituted for “fellow.” The U.S. fleet of B-52s date to the early 1960s, a...
Feb 8, 2021 · Air Force jets fly over during the national anthem before NFL Super Bowl 55 football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP ...
Air Force Global Strike Command bombers perform the Super Bowl LV flyover at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., Jan. 7, 2021. The trifecta was the first o...
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Feb 11, 2022 · The U.S. Air Force has been flying the B-52H Stratofortress since before the NFL held the first Super Bowl in 1967, but this week, America's oldest bomber joined in a first-of-its-kind flyover to ...
Feb 9, 2021 · TAMPA, Fla. - Super Bowl LV in Tampa got off to a roaring start Sunday thanks to a rare trifecta flyover by the U.S. Air Force. Just as Eric Church and Jazmine Sullivan finished the Star Spangled Banner, three of the Air Force’s front-line bombers – a B-52 Stratofortress, a B1-B Lancer, and the B-2 Spirit ‘stealth’ bomber – cruised over Raymond James Stadium to help kick off the big ...
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Feb 8, 2021 · Air Force Global Strike Command bombers perform the Super Bowl LV flyover at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., Jan. 7, 2021. The trifecta was the first of its kind as it included a B-1B Lancer ...
