05-10-12 Central Phoenix Fly-By

[phxtoad]

Anyone know the who/what/why about yesterday's lunchtime fly-by?  I was at Thomas and 56th St., and I caught the tail end of what appeared to be a KC-135 escorted by two F-16 on it's wingtips heading swiftly from east to west at LOW altitude.  They were basically between Thomas and McDowell.  Perhaps a funeral Fly-By?  They were crossing town FAST.

Todd

[Joe Copalman]

Dave Loera called and said he saw the formation passing over Scottsdale airport at low altitude, and Jason Hyatt suspected it might be a photo shoot.  I didn't see anything on the news about it, so no idea.

[Joe Copalman]

Funeral fly-by for Maj. Gen. Donald Owens, former Adjutant General of the Arizona ANG.  Vipers were from Tucson.

[Joe Copalman]

Wow!  This guy was TAG from '83 through '94. 

[David Loera]

RIP  General