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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes it was the Blue Angels but the purpose was a photo shoot. That's why there were 6 jets flying in formation and then a 7th over to the side -- the 7th jet was a photography unit. They did flyovers of the Washington Monument and the White House for sure, likely to get photos of the gets aligned with those landmarks. I would bet they also did photos with the Capitol and other parts of the National Mall as well, given the number of flyovers.

It cannot be stated enough how expensive that was.

I would also assume some of the motivation has to do with the current rebrand of the DoD as "Department of War" and a desire to show off some of our most expensive weapons of war in a way they can associate with this administration. The photography plane also indicates they were taking relative close ups of the planes, potentially with pilots visible in the photos. I am wondering if Hegseth or other VIPs were in the planes.

The entire thing was a very, very expensive branding exercise. Paid for with tax payer dollars while vital federal services are either paused or being performed by unpaid workers at the moment.[/quote]

great info thx. the first flyover was very low/loud compared to the later ones and it sounded like it was just one airplane (didn't see it). any idea why if that's the case?[/quote]

No idea, I only saw the later ones and then saw a bunch of pictures of the various flyovers of different spots. That many passes is really excessive and I can't think of any reason why they'd need to send one plane out first. If it was the photography plane, it makes no sense that you'd use a jet like this to take regular aerial photos of the monuments because there are much cheaper ways to do that. And no reason to do some kind of retcon -- this is protected airspace that is tightly controlled and monitored.

The whole operation smacks of the administration forcing waste and excess just to flex their muscles and thumb their noses at people. I'm sure the pilots enjoyed it because that's a fun flyover in an area you rarely get to fly, with cool views. But what a waste of money at this particular point in time -- if they wanted photos they could have arranged to have them during a planned flyover for Memorial Day or a similar occasion.[/quote]

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