How low can you go?
Taking a look at some extreme-low level passes throughout the past century or so. The tactic has been used throughout modern military aviation. While it is extremely dangerous, it can minimize the time a plane is over hostile enemy troops while terrain masks its approach from both surface-based radar and lookouts. The Argentine pilots who attacked the British Task Force in the Falklands in 1982 often flew incoming missions with their A-4’s and Mirages as low as 4-feet off the deck.
Douglas A-20 Havocs in a super-tight formation making a low flyby for the cameras, 1939
A WWII era P-40 Warhawk with blades 4 feet off ground
USAAF P-47 Thunderbolt at extreme low level
Low pass by P-47s. Click to big up
A-4 Skyhawk of unknown origin coming in just a tad hot.
Russian pilot Valentin Privalov flying under the central span the bridge over river Ob. June 14, 1965 in his shiny new MIG-19
1964 South Africa – S.A. Army Pilots (marching) claimed the Airforce pilots (flying) could never make them hit the deck
Argentine IA58 Pucara coming in close enough to part hair
Low flying Turkish Army AH-1 Cobra coming in a little low, 2014