The American Tradition Of The Military Flyover

U.S. Naval Institute: Praise from Above: The American Tradition of the Military Flyover

The Navy Blue Angels and Air Force Thunderbirds aerial performance teams undertook an impressive joint flyover program in April, honoring frontline workers and first responders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Combined with National Guard flyovers, more than 100 sorties stretched across the United States in more than 40 states, soaring above communities that are not often treated to these displays of military technology and aerial precision. This new exposure to a 100-year-old tradition raised questions of how flyovers began, why they continue, and what a flyover symbolizes today.

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WNU Editor: This is a tradition that I hope continues for a long time.