In 2260, this formation was performed over Starfleet Headquarters in San Francisco, during the memorial honoring those who were killed in the previous year by Khan. (Star Trek Into Darkness) From the Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 2, p. 47) , "The missing man formation was performed in the skies above Los Angeles on 1 November 1991 for the memorial service honoring Gene Roddenberry. A musician played "Amazing Grace" on bagpipes while we all watched respectfully as four beautiful planes, Beechcraft Starships, flew overhead until one peeled away and soared into the distance, saluting Star Trek's creator."
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| - In 2260, this formation was performed over Starfleet Headquarters in San Francisco, during the memorial honoring those who were killed in the previous year by Khan. (Star Trek Into Darkness) From the Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 2, p. 47) , "The missing man formation was performed in the skies above Los Angeles on 1 November 1991 for the memorial service honoring Gene Roddenberry. A musician played "Amazing Grace" on bagpipes while we all watched respectfully as four beautiful planes, Beechcraft Starships, flew overhead until one peeled away and soared into the distance, saluting Star Trek's creator."
- The tradition continued into the era of spaceflight. Shortly after the death of James T. Kirk aboard the USS Enterprise-B in 2293, Ambassador Spock, Dr. Leonard McCoy, and Commander Nyota Uhura unconsciously replicated a Missing Man formation while beaming down to Mestiko for a planetary summit. (TOS - Mere Anarchy eBook: Its Hour Come Round) In the alternate reality created by Nero's temporal incursion. the missing man formation was also used in the year 2259 to honor those who had perished in the attack on Starfleet headquarters in San Francisco. (ST movie: Star Trek Into Darkness)
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| - In 2260, this formation was performed over Starfleet Headquarters in San Francisco, during the memorial honoring those who were killed in the previous year by Khan. (Star Trek Into Darkness) From the Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 2, p. 47) , "The missing man formation was performed in the skies above Los Angeles on 1 November 1991 for the memorial service honoring Gene Roddenberry. A musician played "Amazing Grace" on bagpipes while we all watched respectfully as four beautiful planes, Beechcraft Starships, flew overhead until one peeled away and soared into the distance, saluting Star Trek's creator."
- The tradition continued into the era of spaceflight. Shortly after the death of James T. Kirk aboard the USS Enterprise-B in 2293, Ambassador Spock, Dr. Leonard McCoy, and Commander Nyota Uhura unconsciously replicated a Missing Man formation while beaming down to Mestiko for a planetary summit. (TOS - Mere Anarchy eBook: Its Hour Come Round) In the alternate reality created by Nero's temporal incursion. the missing man formation was also used in the year 2259 to honor those who had perished in the attack on Starfleet headquarters in San Francisco. (ST movie: Star Trek Into Darkness)
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