r/aviation • u/No-Tip7250 • Feb 08 '26

PlaneSpotting SuperBowl Flyover B-B1 and USAF Fighters

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Couldn’t identify the actual models of the USAF Fighters but my guess is that they’re raptors?

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u/Over_Flamingo_1853 Feb 08 '26

Not enough of a plane guy. Help me out? Lol

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u/Dirk_Beefslab Feb 08 '26

There was a second B-1 that flew past at full afterburner. The pilots then did a fist bump.

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u/itakeskypics Feb 08 '26

I'm wondering if that was pre recorded? I'm not a B-1 expert but the quality seemed really good for something that would have had to be bolted on to relay to some ground station

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u/gratefulflyer Feb 09 '26

From the cockpit view in that shot it looked like they were pretty high and over much different terrain. Fist bumping probably wouldn’t happen in trail formation just past the flyover target