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Irish_Dem

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1. The B-52's fly to Arlington for funeral fly overs for long time USAF vets?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 07:07 AM

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Which is quite an honor.

Also USAF pilots have to fly so many hours each month to get their flight pay.
Flight pay is something added on to their regular pay.
But you cannot get it unless you have so many hours in the air each month.

I hope the B-52 is not headed for the mideast.

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A B-52 has taken off from Minot AFB at 3:33 a.m. ET. It is headed east. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday OP

The B-52's fly to Arlington for funeral fly overs for long time USAF vets? Irish_Dem Wednesday #1

POW's and 3 stars are entitled to flyovers cpamomfromtexas Wednesday #2

I just read about a retired Msgt who got a fly over. Irish_Dem Wednesday #3

You might be right. My husband got an f16 cpamomfromtexas Yesterday #4

We've got B-2 bombers in the ME. Don't need B-52s anymore LeftInTX 23 hrs ago #5