CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Four military jets gave the Carolina Panthers an unexpected and close flyover during Monday's practice.
fighter jets flying past bank of america stadium in charlotte pic.twitter.com/KgtQkSV7qL
The jets, A-10 "Warthog" fighter planes, buzzed the practice fields at a very low altitude and then Bank of America Stadium before disappearing.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the pilots received permission from FAA air traffic controllers to fly over the stadium as they departed from Charlotte Douglas Airport at 11:35 a.m. en route to Valdosta, Georgia.
“An FAA employee incorrectly told an official at Charlotte Douglas International Airport that the flight was a practice flyover of the stadium," the FAA said in a statement to ESPN.