Notable Flyovers at Sports Events

Notable Flyovers at Sports Events

All-Star Flyover

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U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds flyover before the 85th MLB All-Star Game in Minneapolis.

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The Royal Air Force aerobatic team, the Red Arrows, performs a flyover at the Olympic Stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 London Summer Games.

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Forty-nine planes fly over an NFL game between the Oakland Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Oct. 13, 2013. Pilots trailed pink smoke for Breast Cancer Awareness and hoped to set a Guinness world record.

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The U.S. Air Force aerial demonstration team of Thunderbirds perform a flyover before the New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox game at Yankee Stadium in 2012.

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A flyover before the start of the 50th Daytona 500 -- in February 2008.

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Prior to the Super Bowl XXV matchup in Tampa, Fla., between the New York Giants and the Buffalo Bills, four Air Force F-16s flew over as Whitney Huston wrapped up the national anthem.

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Jets fly over Indianapolis Motor Speedway before the Indy 500 on May 30, 1999.

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United States Air Force F-16's fly over Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix before Game 6 of the 2001 World Series between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the New York Yankees.

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A Stealth bomber flies over Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., before the Super Bowl XXXV matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and New York Giants.

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U.S. Naval Jets perform a flyover during pregame festivities before the Army-Navy game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia in December 2013.

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The United States Air Force 'Thunderbirds' fly over the stadium before Game 3 of the 2002 World Series, which featured the San Francisco Giants and Anaheim Angels at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco.

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An Opening Day flyover at Cincinnati's Great American Ballpark on April 5, 2004, before the Reds took on the Cubs.

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An Opening Day flyover at the Los Angeles Coliseum before a Dodgers-Padres game in April 2004.

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Jets flying over the opening ceremonies for the Ryder Cup in September 2004.

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A military flyover prior to the game between the Houston Texans and Buffalo Bills on Sept. 11, 2005.

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Apache helicopters and Blue Angles fly over during the annual Army-Navy game in December 2013.

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Jets fly over Fenway Park in Boston before the Red Sox play the Los Angeles Angels in 2007.

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Planes fly over Tigers Stadium before their Opening Day game on April 2, 2007.

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A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III airplane flyover before a 2012 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim game against the Kansas City Royals.

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Helicopters fly over Lambeau Field before a Packers-Chargers game in September 2007.

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Helicopters fly over the Seattle Seahawks stadium before a game against the Washington Redskins on Jan. 5, 2008.

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Apache and Blackhawk helicopters from the Idaho National Guard perform a flyover prior to the Idaho Vandals-Boise State Broncos game on Nov. 14, 2009.

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U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform a flyover before Super Bowl XLIII, which featured the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals in 2009.

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U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform the flyover before the Super Bowl XLIV matchup at Sun Life Stadium between the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts in 2010.

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F-16s from the 148th Fighter Wing of the Minnesota Air National Guard perform a flyover before a Minnesota Twins-Boston Red Sox game at the new Target Field in Minneapolis on April 12, 2010.

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A U.S. Air Force C-17 jet at Paul Brown Stadium before a game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Cincinnati Bengals on Sept. 25, 2011, in Cincinnati.

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Air Force T-38C Talon jets of the 25th Fighter Training Squadron perform a flyover before Iowa's football against Air Force in Iowa City, Iowa. An Air Force pilot was later punished for violating rules regarding regulation flyovers.

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The 158th Fighter Wing of the Vermont Air National Guard perform a flyover before a 2012 game between Boston and Tampa Bay at Fenway Park.

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Jets flyover during the national anthem before Game 1 of the 2012 World Series between the Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants.

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Pregame flyover before the Seattle Mariners game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington in April 2003.

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Helicopters perform a flyover before the MLB All-Star game at Citi Field in 2013.