Looks like the airlines aren't the only ones having "bad air days" (credit for the pun goes to the Herald's brilliant copyeditors). One of the pilots involved in the Vermont Air National Guard's Opening Day flyover over Fenway is in trouble for performing what is being called an "'unusual' maneuver."
From the AP: "The F-16 pilot weaved under and above three other F-16s about 1,200 feet over Fenway Park Tuesday because he was going too fast and arrived late for the flyover, officials said."
The Herald has a picture of the pilot in question lagging behind the other three planes, a little like a lost puppy. A spokesman for the national guard told WBZ, "It certainly was not your standard flyover. We're not about doing acrobatics."
The pilot hasn't spoken out yet. And fans apparently thought that the entire affair looked cool.
A glimpse of some flyover action, or at least a telltale streak, from bluemarble82 from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr. Bluemarble82 also got some swell shots of Opening Day.
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