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TikToker Perfectly Captures Moment Jets Fly Over As Air Force Grads Throw Their Hats In The Air

TikToker Perfectly Captures Moment Jets Fly Over As Air Force Grads Throw Their Hats In The Air
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TikToker @nicolasnakaoka shared the video of the perfectly-timed shot of the Thunderbirds' flyover at the 2023 U.S. Air Force graduation—and it's so impressive it even caught ESPN's attention.

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Sometimes it really is all in the timing.

At the recent United States Air Force Academy graduation, graduatesthroew their hats in the air and the Air Force's own Thunderbirds did a tight-formation flyover the event.


TikToker @nicolasnakaoka caught this on camera, getting graduates, hats, planes and a spirit of America somehow into one perfect video.

The video was so majestic ESPN picked it up, and from there it went viral.

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People were wowed by the shot.

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Other folks got chills just watching it.

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Some found it motivational.

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Because the one on ESPN went viral, some people sought out the original video to give the videographer proper credit.

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Finally, many people just commented to offer their congratulations to the graduates.

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The Thunderbirds schedule is found on the United States Air Force website.

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