Apr
8
“The round-trip journey, which will cost taxpayers about $100,000 for fuel alone, has become as much of a tradition as the ceremonial pitch on Opening Day… They must rely on a military ground controller inside Fenway, who will radio them when the anthem starts. Then they will set their “Time Over Target” computers for 80 seconds, the normal length of the anthem, descend from about 10,000 feet over the Cambridge area, and fly in at half the speed of sound.”
Boston.com (via pile)