Military Wednesdays - Formation Flying

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Wednesday, Mar 2 2011 by

Formation flying is the disciplined flight of two or more aircraft under the command of a flight leader. Military pilots use formations for mutual defense and concentration of firepower. In civil aviation, formation flying is performed at air shows and is also flown for recreation.

Four F A-18 Hornets Taking Off In Formation (Birds Eye)
Four F A-18 Hornets Taking Off In Formation

16 Tornados in flight (StreetView)
16 Tornados in flight
Aircraft flying in formation (Google Maps)
Aircraft flying in formation

C-17 & two Tornados in formation (StreetView)
C-17 & two Tornados in formation

Airplanes - 4 jets in formation (Google Maps)
Airplanes - 4 jets in formation

Planes in formation (Google Maps)
Planes in formation
Airplanes - 3 AV8B Harriers formation flying (Google Maps)
Airplanes - 3 AV8B Harriers formation flying

Fighter formation on takeoff roll from Jordanian airbase (1 of 2) (Google Maps)
Fighter formation on takeoff roll from Jordanian airbase (1 of 2)
Airplanes - Two military aircraft taking off in formation (Google Maps)
Airplanes - Two military aircraft taking off in formation

Two jets taking off in formation (Google Maps)
Two jets taking off in formation

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