MISSING MAN FORMATION

Forgive me for again beating this dead horse:

Reuters reported that a "squadron" of Blue Angels performed a flyover at the service for John McCain yesterday.

Facts are:

• It was not the Blue Angels and it was not a squadron
• It was, as reported by the local Virginia Beach news, a composite flight of four A/F 18 "Super Hornets" from four different squadrons out of NAS Oceana here in Virginia Beach
• It is called the "Missing Man Formation" 
• The four aircraft approach the ceremony area in formation and one, "Dash 3," pulls up and away, symbolic of the soaring of the spirit
• It is an honor to be selected to fly in such a formation and it is one of the highest honors to the deceased who are often, like Senator McCain, pilots.

There ya go. Now that was simple enough. Why can't the news get anything right?

UPDATE: Danny was one of the pilots selected to perform the flyover and then the Missing Man formation at the funeral of another Navy pilot, former President Bush.