For the musical group, see Missing Man Formation (band). For the album, see Missing Man Formation (album).
Missing man formation
Pilots assigned to Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) perform a Missing Man Flyover formation, above USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), during a wreath-laying ceremony held on the flight deck in memory of a service member killed during a training accident.
Status
active
Genre
Memorial service salute
Activity
airshows, sporting events
The missing man formation is an aerial salute performed as part of a flypast of aircraft at a funeral or memorial event, typically in memory of a fallen pilot, a well-known military service member or veteran, or a well-known political figure.[1][2][3] The planes fly in a formation with a space where one plane should be, symbolizing the person's absence. Though similar formations have occurred as early as World War I, the first flypast in the modern formation of four planes is believed to have occurred in 1931 at the funeral for Charles W. "Speed" Holman.[4]
Missing man formations are also used in motorsport in memory of a recently deceased driver and in American football in memory of a recently deceased player.[5][6]
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