Saturday, April 12, 2008

Don't Fly This!

"An unexpected delay in the playing of the national anthem during the Boston Red Sox opener at Fenway Park on Tuesday contributed to the unorthodox maneuver by a Vermont Air National Guard pilot during a flyover moments later.

The resulting spectacle -- one F-16 fighter jet looping over and then under the other three to find its place in the traditional V-formation -- ended in the pilot's grounding this week, which in turn prompted a flurry of media attention."

rest of story, which includes a link to a video of the actual flyover as it happened...

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080412/NEWS01/804120314/1009