Super Bowl Flyover Is One of Many Star Turns for Steve Hinton

Legendary pilot has done it all, from movies and TV to world speed records.

Friday, February 11, 2022 at 04:21 PM ET

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Vintage warbird pilot Steve Hinton says Sunday's Super Bowl flyover will be his final heritage flight. [Courtesy: AFHFF]

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Steve Hinton is a highly accomplished pilot, renowned for coordinating and flying aerial scenes in numerous feature films and television shows, including *Pearl Harbor* and *Dunkirk*, as well as leading pregame flyovers.
He had a distinguished air racing career, winning the National Championship Air Races at Reno in 1978 with the *Red Baron* and setting a 3-kilometer speed record of 499 mph in 1979.
Hinton survived a near-fatal crash of the *Red Baron* in 1979, sustaining severe injuries, but made a remarkable recovery and returned to racing, winning the 1985 Unlimited Gold event.
After retiring from racing in 1990, he has continued his aviation career in aircraft restoration and airshows, with his son, Steven Jr., carrying on his legacy by becoming a multi-time Reno champion and record-setter.

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Most of the fans taking in Super Bowl LVI this weekend wouldn’t recognize Steve Hinton, though they probably have seen his work. After all, the pilot has flown, coordinated, and consulted on aerial scenes in dozens of feature films and television shows.

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Remember Pearl Harbor, the 2001 film version, that is? Hinton worked on the flight sequences. Dunkirk? Check. American Made? Oh, for sure. He even flew the bad-guy airplane that tried to shoot down James Bond’s Douglas DC-3 in Quantum of Solace. He has also led lots of pregame flyovers, as he will on Sunday.