In these COVID days we are always looking for reasons to go cruising while sitting at anchor with no interactions with the public. We heard about the US Air Force planning an overflight of a modern F-22 jet and two WW-II era P-51s and jumped at the opportunity to anchor under the flight path in Hampton VA.
The weather cooperated perfectly. We sailed down from Yorktown to the anchorage area off Fort Monroe, Hampton VA and were positioned to have a great view. The flight formation flew down Interstate 64 from the Richmond area to Norfolk and passed right overhead of our anchorage.
It was interesting to note the contrast in size of the top of the line fighters from 1945 and today's Raptor F-22. The F-22 is actually a fairly large fighter jet, significantly bigger than many modern short-range fighters.
