A Black Hawk helicopter taking part in a flyover at an NFL game in Seattle narrowly avoided being hit by fireworks.
The group of four US Army helicopters flew over the Lumen Field in Seattle on Monday during the NFL clash between the home-team Seattle Seahawks and the Chicago Bears.
New footage shows the helicopters flying over the well-lit stadium in diamond formation before veering left.
Three of the helicopters safely pass over the stadium before fireworks, coloured blue and red, erupt from inside the ground.
The clip shows the fourth Black Hawk still overhead and dangerously close to the display, which explodes around it.
The chopper continues to fly unscathed as more fireworks light the sky up behind it, leaving a shocked 70,000-strong stadium.
The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter is considered the 'workhorse' of the US army's aviation and has been flying missions since 1979.
Built for the battlefield rather than the sports arena, the robust aircraft is designed to withstand gunfire and continue flying even after being hit.
A Black Hawk helicopter flying over an NFL game in Seattle narrowly avoided being hit by fireworks on Monday
The chopper continued to fly unscathed, leaving a shocked 70,000-strong stadium
Its reputation for toughness prompted many online to scoff at concerns over the Seattle near-miss, insisting the military chopper would have shrugged off a direct hit from a firework.
'I promise a Black Hawk can take a little more than a magnesium flare,' one wrote.
Another wrote: 'I promise you that can take a direct hit from one of those fireworks with no issue.'
Helicopter flyovers have become common at Lumen Field as part of pre-match entertainment.
The near-miss took place before the Seattle Seahawks' Monday Night Football showdown with the Chicago Bears, which the visitors won 34-17.
The defeat dropped the defending Super Bowl champions to a mediocre 4-4 on the season.
It comes after two planes narrowly missed the roof of a packed stadium as they performed a skillful low-level flyover ahead of a rugby match in South Africa.
Two Airlink Embraer E-Jets were seen soaring over DHL Stadium in Cape Town ahead of South Africa's game against New Zealand on Saturday afternoon.
The group of four US Army helicopters flew over the Lumen Field in Seattle during the NFL clash between the home-team Seattle Seahawks and the Chicago Bears
The jets – an Embraer E190 and an Embraer E195 – were between 41ft and 46ft above the roof of the 55,000-capacity venue, according to flight radar.
Multiple clips show the planes passing over the stadium as colourful pyrotechnics are blasted above the roof.
Different angles displayed the back of the planes coming skilfully close to the roof of the stadium.
In a particularly impressive manoeuvre, the leading jet pitched up as it passed over the last stand, dropping its tail near the roofline while the second followed closely behind.
Airlink, which is an official partner of the Rugby's Greatest Rivalry series, praised the 'spectacular scenes' the planes put on. It has since said both jets flew within 'approved and rehearsed safety altitude and speed limits'.
The flight required careful planning and rehearsal, as the pilots had to navigate at low altitude, at around 150 knots. The two aircraft were flown by experienced crew, each comprising three senior captains operating as commander, co-pilot and safety officer.
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