WHERE EAGLES DARED: Fighting Falcons Fly Past As Philadelphia Eagles Tackle 49ers.

This is the moment when four U.S. Air Force F-16C+ Fighting Falcons fly over Lincoln Financial Field Stadium, Pennsylvania, for the NFC Championship game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the San Francisco 49ers On Jan. 29, 2023

Fighter jets took off from the 77th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard and in delta formation, surprised Philadelphia football fans, who were apparently in good spirits as the Eagles won the game 31-7.

The 177th Fighter Wing is based at Atlantic City International Airport in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. Since 1958, the 177th has been stationed here. Their mission aircraft is the single-seat F-16C Fighting Falcon.

U.S. Air Force F-16C+ Fighting Falcon fighter pilots, from the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard, taxi, take-off, form a delta formation and then fly their aircraft over the city of Philadelphia and over Lincoln Financial Field Stadium, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (177th Fighter Wing – NJ Air National Guard/Newsflash)

Since October 1998, the 177th has been actively involved in Operation Noble Eagle, Southern Watch, Northern Watch, Iraqi Freedom, and Enduring Freedom.

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