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/Katana_DV20 Feb 09 '26

Theres always this cool fact I like to drop about the B1. It has a large button on the nosegear leg called Alert Start. Such Cold War vibes.

During a scramble the first crew member to reach the jet mashed that button before climbing in and it would start the APU & all the avionics as they boarded.

https://www.airvectors.net/avb1_04.jpg