- 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.
An all-female team will pilot the military flyover before the start of the Super Bowl for the first time in history on Sunday.
The four pilots who will orchestrate diamond formation ahead of the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will be honoring 50 years of women flying in the US Navy, ABC's "Good Morning America" reported.
"But for me, as a football fan, when I got the call to do the Super Bowl flyover, it's almost like a dream initially for someone who loves the NFL," Navy Lt. Catie Perkowski, one of the four pilots, told the outlet.
—Good Morning America (@GMA) February 9, 2023
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."