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

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 12:59 PM

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Maybe I got the story wrong.

Back in the day, you had to fly so many hours a month to get flight pay.
And it meant a lot to flight crews.

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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

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 Thursday #4

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