View Full Version : "Missing Man" formation over Falmouth
idle bystander
12th Oct 2021, 18:20
3 Hawks over Falmouth yesterday in Missing Man Formation. Is that something people practice, or did something happen?
Herod
12th Oct 2021, 21:01
"Close up, Number Two".
Ewan Whosearmy
13th Oct 2021, 09:00
Photo shoot? #3 is displaced to allow him/her to shoot #1 and #2?
NutLoose
13th Oct 2021, 14:12
Cutbacks effecting practising 4 ship formations?
Bob Viking
13th Oct 2021, 14:18
What exactly do you mean by ‘missing man’ formation?
The ‘missing man’ is more of a manoeuvre performed when a formation member pulls up out of formation, leaving a gap as a salute to a fallen warrior.
Is it possible what you saw was just a three ship with one wingman more stretched than the other?
BV
By the way, if you wish to see a perfectly executed missing man formation look no further than the Hawks at RIAT 2010 as part of the BoB 70th anniversary.
I may be slightly biased though.