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on their left. The second element leader and his wingman fly on the right. The formation flies over the ceremony low enough to be clearly seen and the second element leader abruptly pulls up out of the formation while the rest of the formation continues in level flight until all aircraft are out of
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performing the pull-up, split off, or missing from the formation is honoring the person (or persons) who has died, and is representing their departure.
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Several variants of the formation are seen. The formation most commonly used in the United States is based on the "
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