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Pandemic OverFlight: B-52, bomb the virus back to the stoneage!

Salute to Heroes, Operation American Resolve, America Strong, or whatever is the latest Defense Department name for it, apparently massive flights of military aircraft flying over metro areas makes people feel more secure about fighting the “invisible enemy” of a Pandemic.

U.S. Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem, 14MAY2020.

B-52 Stratofortress from the 412th Test Wing, Edwards Air Force Base, California, flies over Lancaster and Palmdale, 14MAY2020.

USAF photo by Giancarlo Casem, 14MAY2020.

From the ground video, USAF 2nd Bomb Wing and 307th Bomb Wing B-52s, and Louisiana Air National Guard 159th Fighter Wing F-15 Eagles, over New Orleans:

From the air video of same aircraft over Louisiana, 05MAY2020:

USAF photo by Senior Airman Lillian Miller, 01MAY2020.

Bare Metal:

USAF photo by Greg L. Davis.

B-1B & B-52H

MINI B-52H LANDS AT BARKSDALE