1.5M views · 26K reactions | TODAY funeral services were held for Navy Captain Rosemary Mariner, one of the Navy’s first female jet pilots and a true Naval Aviation pioneer. In her honor, the Navy conducted the first all-female fly-over, officially referred to as a “Missing Man Flyover”. Fair winds and following seas Captain, we have the watch. | U.S. Navy | Facebook

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7.5K views · 218 reactions | The missing man formation ✈️ We witnessed the missing man formation in D.C. How it works is one aircraft breaks away, symbolizing the fallen officer. It's chilling. Videos don't do it justice. This practice serves as a salute to honor an aviator Veteran who has died. | Payton Marshall | Facebook

Missing Man Formation in memory of Bill Gordon and U.S. Navy Blue Angels Captain Jeff Kuss at the Reading Airshow, June 3-5, 2016. Flown by Tony Stein (CAF P-51 "Red Nose"), Mark Murphy ( P-51 "Never Miss"), Stan Musick (CAF FG-1D Corsair) and Thom Richard (American Airpower Museum P-40 "The Jackie C"). Video filmed by Thom Richard and Steven Holzinger. An Aviation Photojournal production | Commemorative Air Force

The Missing Man Formation: Air Combat The Missing Man Formation is a symbolic flying tribute used in air combat and military aviation to honor fallen comrades. Typically consisting of a group of aircraft flying in a V formation, one plane is deliberately absent or pulls away, creating a “missing” section in the formation. This poignant arrangement serves to pay respect to a deceased pilot or crew member during memorial services, funerals, or special commemorative flights. The formation is not on

70K views · 1.7K reactions | The Missing Man Formation… | 303 Jag Squad | Facebook