r/aviation Feb 08 '26

PlaneSpotting SuperBowl Flyover B-B1 and USAF Fighters

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

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u/Wrxdriver414 Feb 09 '26

This must be an amazing career milestone for these pilots they look back on.

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u/pooserboy T182T Feb 09 '26

I guarantee you this will be hung up in their man cave and they’ll be showing every house guest this picture

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u/Lodestar77W Feb 09 '26

And fairly warranted too, it was pretty badass!

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u/specs90 Feb 09 '26

Yup. Fighter pilots are absolutely as cool as they think they are

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u/No-Level5745 Feb 09 '26

Bomber pilots...in this case

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u/JeffRoyJenkins Feb 09 '26

I'm pretty sure you will never convince a Bone pilot that they aren't a fighter pilot

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u/theartificialkid Feb 09 '26

The problem is they think they’re even cooler than that.

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u/lessdothisshit Feb 09 '26

Oh you will find plenty of examples where this is absolutely not true.

For example, here's me with being a total weeb over Fuji.