This evening, instead of the usual fighter planes, 3 bombers will fly over Raymond James Stadium as the National Anthem ends
They include:
B-1B Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota
B-2 Spirit from Whiteman AFB, Missouri
B-52 Stratofortress from Minot AFB, North Dakota
Cute little factoid - the total of the numbers = 55 as in the Super Bowl LV
They will fly in from and return to their respective bases. They will be refueled mid-air by a KC-135 Stratotanker from the local MacDill AFB.
From Popular Science
“The most striking thing of seeing those three aircraft together, is that it represents three different generations of bombers, all at once—and it’s a dramatic difference in capabilities,” reflects Todd Harrison, who directs the Aerospace Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
Here is a photo of the 3 from a previous run
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