(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Super Bowl flyover crews will all be women [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags'] Date: 2023-02-12 In celebration of the anniversary of the first female naval aviators enlisted in the U.S. Navy, the NFL invited naval aviators to fly over the field at State Farm Stadium. "To commemorate 50 years of women flying in the U.S. Navy, the service will conduct a flyover of State Farm Stadium during the national anthem with female aviators as part of the formation," the NFL said in its press release of the event. www.sportingnews.com/... The historic team will fly the four-aircraft formation over State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., at the conclusion of the national anthem, according to the Navy. Seven female aviators will operate the fighter aircraft, with a majority female crew working on and maintaining the planes. The formation will include two F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jets, one F-35C Lightning II stealth combat aircraft and one EA-18G Growler electronic attack jet, which will depart from nearby Luke Air Force Base, officials said. Here are the women who will make air history Sunday. Flying the two F/A-18F Super Hornets: Lt. Arielle Ash, pilot, of Abilene, Texas Lt. Saree Moreno, weapon systems officer, of Tampa, Fla. Lt. Naomi Ngalle, weapon systems officer, of Springfield, Va. Lt. Caitie Perkowski, pilot, of Albuquerque Flying the EA 18G Growler: Lt. Margaret Dente, pilot, of North Salem, N.Y. Lt. Lyndsay Evans, electronic warfare officer, of Palmdale Flying the F-35C Lightning II: Lt. Suzelle Thomas, pilot, of Birmingham, Ala. www.latimes.com/... In terms of the planes, these are the aircrafts that will be in the sky over Glendale: F-35C Lightning II from the "Argonauts" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 Two F/A-18F Super Hornets from the "Flying Eagles" of VFA-122 EA-18G Growler from the "Vikings" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129 www.sportingnews.com/… The U.S. military flyover has been a part of the Super Bowl festivities for over 50 years now. The first edition was organized by former NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle, who was a World War II veteran. It first took place at Super Bowl II, where the Packers defeated the Raiders at the Orange Bowl in Miami. www.sportingnews.com/… [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/2/12/2152581/-Super-Bowl-flyover-crews-will-all-be-women Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/