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Flyover for Red Sox opening day I'd guess
* guy with knife attacks Capitol buildingwonder if it has anything to do with the attack at the Capitol today
My sister got a picture. Looks like it could be a tanker. Perhaps they’re on a long distance trip and need fuel on the way
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Too small for a B52 no?That looks like a B52 to me.
Pro tip. Miltary planes use A2A refueling.
They could also being going supersonic over the ocean, and it’s just heard by coastal communities. But yeah, I think a lot of people don’t realize the volume of a fighter’s engine.Seems like that is the fly-over group today at Fenway then, as it matches the description.
However, people have been saying they have been hearing sonic booms today. Very weird for military planes to break the sound barrier over land for non-emergency situations. That is, unless those people just don't realize how loud these are at low altitude.
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That looks like a B52 to me.
Pro tip. Miltary planes use A2A refueling.
Absolutely not a B52.Too small for a B52 no?
B-52 = 8 EnginesI snapped a quick picture.View attachment 468232
We may have the winner.Roman Lilligren captured the two F-15 fighter jets from the New Hampshire Air National Guard and a KC-46 Pegasus refueling plane over Harvard Square. They were in town to fly over Fenway Park for Opening Day.
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wings not swept back far enough and too far back on the fuselage imhoThat looks like a B52 to me.
Pro tip. Miltary planes use A2A refueling.
Seeing a second picture for confirmation, it’s not a KC-135, but could be a KC-46Looks like a KC-135 with the boom up.
Absolutely not a B52.
And my point was it might be a tanker for A2A refueling on a long flight.