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Lambeau Field flyover is first for EAA's WWII B-17 bomber

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Green Bay — Packers fans at Sunday's game got a rare treat: a flyover by a World War II B-17 bomber. Because of the military spending cuts that resulted from the federal sequester, military aviation units are no longer performing flyovers at NFL games. So the Packers contacted Oshkosh-based EAA to see if it would fly its restored B-17 over Lambeau Field at the end of the national anthem. (www.jsonline.com) More...

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oowmmr
oowmmr 5
That's better than jets zooming by and disappearing in a second or two.
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ad8916
Aaron Donnelly 2
I'm not a football fan, but that is very cool!
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lelandscats
LELAND SCHMIDT 1
I agree, that is VERY COOL!
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bigjulie
Julius Thompson 1
Good stuff!!
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