The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber will return to the Match of Roses Parade and Rose Bowl Activity in Pasadena right now, according to the Air Force 509th Bomb Wing.
The flyover did not make an visual appeal at the 2023 Rose Parade or Rose Bowl Recreation because of to a B-2 catching on fireplace in the process of building an crisis landing at the Whiteman Air Drive Foundation in Missouri on Dec. 10, 2022, according to Flying Magazine.
Two B-1 Lancer Bombers from Ellsworth Air Drive Foundation in South Dakota flew above the 2023 Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Activity as a substitute.
“We have loved a lengthy romance with the town of Pasadena and are honored to carry the B-2 again to reveal Crew Whiteman’s determination to the American men and women,” 509th Bomb Wing commander at Whiteman Air Power Base Col. Keith J. Butler reported in a information launch.
The B-2’s flyover has been a New Year’s Day tradition considering the fact that 2005.
The B-2 will kick off the extremely expected playoff Rose Bowl matchup among the University of Michigan’s Wolverines and the College of Alabama’s Crimson Tide — the winner of which will progress to the national championship recreation on Jan. 8.
Parade viewers can be expecting to see the B-2 Spirit bomber traveling overhead at approximately 8 a.m. on New Year’s early morning.
