Simply the best march ever written. For decades, my Grandmother insisted that this be played at her funeral. It was, on piano, not, unfortunately the Horowitz transcription.
This version is played by the 82nd Airborne Division Band, so this is a tribute to the Air Force, with music by the director of the Marine Corps Band, played by an Army Band.
Bonus points for anyone except my elder brother, who notices the non Air Force plane. My elder brother to get the bonus points needs to ID at least 97% of the aircraft, and give the maiden name of the pilot's mother.
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Ah, Dafydd, there were six to 10 aircraft that were not USAF aircraft in that montage.
The one of the "maybe" birds is the Global Hawk UAV. Most people say they belong to the CIA, but the USAF also "flies" that bird. No national ensign and lack of USAF registration makes me think it was CIA.
MV-22 are USMC only at this time. They USAF will end up with some, in theory, as of now, nope. (By the way, there were 2 of them in the frame, counts as 2 aircaft for the 6 to 10 count)
The 3 X-planes with the SR-71 belong to NASA. It's possible that the T-37 and T-38 in that frame are also NASA birds, but I couldn't make out the registration. Because both of those A/C are normally thought of as USAF, I'll give them a pass, plus both of their "stand alone" frames were clearly USAF aircraft. For that matter the SR-71 could be one of the NASA models, or the CIA. Of course, it's highly likely it's the Smithsonian's now any way.
The F-14 with freaking foot tall NAVY should be noticeable by any one.
As to pilot's mother's maiden name "Smith", other than the F16, which was "Jones".
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