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Missing man formation

The missing man formation is an aerial salute performed as part of a flypast of aircraft at a funeral or memorial event, typically in memory of a fallen pilot, a well-known military service member or veteran, or a well-known political figure. The planes fly in a formation that leaves a space where one plane should be, symbolizing the person's absence.…

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Genre
Memorial service salute
Activity
airshows, sporting events
Status
active

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Sports

In memorials

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Missing man formation

Nodes51
Edges50
Triples52
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.039216
Components1

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Missing man formation

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related to Sports · 23
Missing man formation → Adam Petty, Atlanta Journal, Bill Elliott's, Busch Series, Coca-Cola, Dale Earnhardt, Dan Wheldon, Daytona, Dura Lube, Elliott's, In, In IndyCar, IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Kyle Busch, Las Vegas, Mike Rich, NASCAR, New Hampshire International Speedway, Pit Crew Challenge, Rockingham
related to In memorials · 21
Missing man formation → Dayton, Hawaii, Hickam, HickamMissing Man Formation, Honolulu, Joint Base Pearl Harbor, Man Monument, Mark Pritchett, Missing Man, Missing Man Memorial, Missing Man Monument, National Museum, Ohio, Randolph AFBMissing Man Memorial, Randolph Air Force Base, Rijsenhout Permanent, San Antonio, Texas, United States Air Force, USAF MuseumMissing Man Salute
related to References · 4
Missing man formation → Media, Missing, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Activity · 1
Missing man formation → airshows, sporting events
Genre · 1
Missing man formation → Memorial service salute
Status · 1
Missing man formation → active
is a · 1
Missing man formation → aerial salute performed as part of a flypast of aircraft at a funeral or memorial event

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formation missing man aircraft salute flight memorial memory performed air service formations flypast carrier three leader left died fly first

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Missing man formationActivityairshows, sporting events1.00infobox
Missing man formationGenreMemorial service salute1.00infobox
Missing man formationStatusactive1.00infobox
Missing man formationis aaerial salute performed as part of a flypast of aircraft at a funeral or memorial event0.90text
Missing man formationrelated to In memorialsMissing Man0.60section
Missing man formationrelated to In memorialsMan Monument0.60section
Missing man formationrelated to In memorialsRandolph AFBMissing Man Memorial0.60section
Missing man formationrelated to In memorialsJoint Base Pearl Harbor0.60section
Missing man formationrelated to In memorialsHickamMissing Man Formation0.60section
Missing man formationrelated to In memorialsValor Park0.60section
Missing man formationrelated to In memorialsUSAF MuseumMissing Man Salute0.60section
Missing man formationrelated to In memorialsRijsenhout Permanent0.60section

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