Air Force Week 2010 NYC Flyover Schedule

Wednesday Aug 25th
A C-17 Globemaster III out of the 305th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ, will fly over the Brooklyn Cyclones vs. Aberdeen Ironbirds game at MCU Park in Coney Island, game starts at 7pm.

Thursday August 26th

A B-52 Stratofortress out of the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota will fly over the Mets vs. Marlins game at CitiField, which starts at 7:10pm.

Saturday August 28th
A C-17 Globemaster III out of the 305th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., will fly over the New York Red Bulls vs. San Jose Earthquakes match at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, NJ.

I know this is late (LOL) but in 20 minutes the Brazilian Smoke Team and a C-130 will be buzzing the Statue of Liberty then head up to the Portsmouth (NH) Air Show.

the B-52 over citifield should be quite a sight and sound... hope i'm working!

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Originally Posted by Gerard

I know this is late (LOL) but in 20 minutes the Brazilian Smoke Team and a C-130 will be buzzing the Statue of Liberty then head up to the Portsmouth (NH) Air Show.

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Here are some pics: http://gothamist.com/2010/08/26/flyover_fun.php

I plan on heading out to Citi for the BUFF.

[QUOTE=GothamSpotter;428588]Here are some pics: http://gothamist.com/2010/08/26/flyover_fun.php

Nice shots. Our guys always on the ball. I like the C-130 leading them. Too bad that
didnt fly with them at A/C yesterday.

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Originally Posted by GothamSpotter

I plan on heading out to Citi for the BUFF.

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How was it? Watching the Met game on TV and not a word or picture about it.

The flight was canceled for, what at this time is, an unknown reason. I know lots of people from all over headed out, and the weather is GORGEOUS, but all were disappointed.

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Originally Posted by Phil D.

The flight was canceled for, what at this time is, an unknown reason. I know lots of people from all over headed out, and the weather is GORGEOUS, but all were disappointed.

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Another illustration that the Air Force went to hell after the fighter guys killed off SAC.:mad:

FYI- we were supposed to get 2 passes from the BUFF at the AC show,
so I guess we were lucky to get just one yesterday !!!
Oh well, so much for "Air Force" Week in NYC !!! :frown:

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Originally Posted by Phil D.

The flight was canceled for, what at this time is, an unknown reason. I know lots of people from all over headed out, and the weather is GORGEOUS, but all were disappointed.

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Did the C-17 do the Fly-over Wed night?:eek:

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Originally Posted by Gerard

Did the C-17 do the Fly-over Wed night?:eek:

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No idea, but leaning towards no. I haven't seen anything about it online, I think someone would have posted pics on Flickr.

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Originally Posted by Phil D.

The flight was canceled for, what at this time is, an unknown reason. I know lots of people from all over headed out, and the weather is GORGEOUS, but all were disappointed.

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Yeah I only went to the game because of the B-52 ( I got free tickets :) ).

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Originally Posted by Gerard

Did the C-17 do the Fly-over Wed night?:eek:

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The C17 did do the flyover over Coney Island on Wednesday night - I know one of the guys that did it.

As for the B52 canx-ing, not sure why it did or where it was staging out of (presumably ACY or WRI) but my best guess would be that it was a maintenance issue that kept it from making the flyover on-time, so it was scrapped altogether.

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Originally Posted by moose135

Another illustration that the Air Force went to hell after the fighter guys killed off SAC.:mad:

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while i agree with moose, i think that a certain other agency had thier hand in nixing that one.

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Originally Posted by cancidas

while i agree with moose, i think that a certain other agency had thier hand in nixing that one.

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The Yankees?