Hats Up!...

[petermcleland]

At the U.S. Air Force Academy, it is a tradition that at the end of the Passing Out Parade, the young successful lieutenants fling their hats in the air...In this shot it was nicely timed to coincide with the passage overhead of the Thunderbirds:-

[Vancouver]

Good one.

[Filonian]

Nicely "framed" Peter.


Graham

[hobby]

During the mid 1950s RAF Apprentices at RAF Locking used to throw their caps high in the air after the final passing out parade.

[TobyV]

Great photo, but what I want to know is; who picks all the hats up and how do they ever figure out whose hat was whose?

[petermcleland]

Great photo, but what I want to know is; who picks all the hats up and how do they ever figure out whose hat was whose?

That was exactly what I was thinking Toby!

[petermcleland]

Nicely "framed" Peter.

Graham...i hasten to add that I was not the photographer...I just captured the photo from Facebook! I also watched a video of it happening.

[Filonian]

Nicely "framed" Peter.

Graham...i hasten to add that I was not the photographer...I just captured the photo from Facebook! I also watched a video of it happening.

I gathered that Peter, a bit ambiguous, but I was referring to the picture in general.

Regarding the collection and identification, my first thought was the response by the powers that be to any damage


Graham

[airboatr]

The graduates pick up the hats, find the name printed in them and start calling out the owners name.
I do believe that is the tradition.

[petermcleland]

The graduates pick up the hats, find the name printed in them and start calling out the owners name.
I do believe that is the tradition.

I reckon that would work well Joe!