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- The traditional military flyover before the Super Bowl will be piloted by an all-female team on Sunday.
- Four women will orchestrate a diamond formation, Good Morning America reported.
- The moment will honor 50 years of women flying in the US Navy.
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For the first time ever on Sunday, an all-female team will do the military flyover prior to the start of the Super Bowl.
According to ABC’s “Good Morning America,” the four pilots who will coordinate the diamond formation prior to the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles game will celebrate 50 years of women pilots in the US Navy.
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One of the four pilots, Navy Lt. Catie Perkowski, said, “But for me, as a football fan, when I received the call to do the Super Bowl flyover, it’s almost like a dream initially for someone who loves the NFL.”
Navy Lt. Suzelle Thomas who previously became the first woman to qualify directly to fly an F-35C, told GMA that she “did not believe it” when she was selected.
Perkowski told the GMA that she didn’t join the Navy to be a “female pilot” but just a pilot.
“What it boils down to is that we trained to do this job together,” she said. “I didn’t join the Navy to be a female fighter pilot. I joined the Navy fighter pilot, so to me it makes no difference.”
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