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Blue Angels to fly over Dallas, Houston, New Orleans on Wednesday
UPI ^ | 5/05/20 | Christen McCurdy

Posted on 05/06/2020 1:23:29 AM PDT by Libloather

May 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, also known as the Blue Angels, will fly over Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and New Orleans on Wednesday to honor frontline workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

The display is part of a multi-city tour dubbed Operation America Strong, which has visited six cities -- including Washington, D.C. and New York City -- in the last week.

According to the Navy, during Wednesday's display a formation of six F/A-18C/D Hornet aircraft will start with a 35-minute display over Dallas/Fort Worth beginning at 11 a.m. Central time, then proceed to Houston for a 30-minute display beginning at 12:30 p.m.

The New Orleans flyover will begin at 1:45 p.m. and last roughly 20 minutes.

"America Strong is about showing how much we, as a nation, count on our frontline responders and that we have their back just like they have had ours," Cmdr. Brian Kesselring, U.S. Navy Blue Angels commanding officer and flight leader for the flyover, said in a statement.

(Excerpt) Read more at upi.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Health/Medicine; Local News; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: aviation; dallas; flyover; houston; navy; no
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To: Libloather

Typical mentality of government employees.
Spending boatloads of money on self-congratulation and grandstanding.


21 posted on 05/06/2020 3:05:05 AM PDT by OVERTIME (TAMMIE LEE HAYNES)
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To: OVERTIME

All the air shows have been cancelled this year anyways may as well keep in practice.


22 posted on 05/06/2020 3:55:17 AM PDT by lilypad
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To: Libloather

“Let them eat cake.” - Marie-Antoinette

And even if she never actually said it, this sentence absolutely conveys the contempt the political class has for the rest of society and we are seeing that utter contempt and hatred today in our political class.

JoMa


23 posted on 05/06/2020 4:05:25 AM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks.)
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To: Libloather

Chemtrail Tour 2020 continues...


24 posted on 05/06/2020 4:25:26 AM PDT by Yo-Yo ( is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: Libloather

Thanks ! My son is in Ft Worth today.


25 posted on 05/06/2020 4:28:37 AM PDT by HollyB
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To: Libloather

Thanks for the post. If they fly at 1500 feet as they’re said to have in NYC, they should be very visible - and audible.

https://thepointsguy.com/news/the-thunderbirds-and-blue-angels-will-overfly-new-york-city-on-tuesday/amp/


26 posted on 05/06/2020 4:44:39 AM PDT by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
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To: Zhang Fei
Here in southeast Michigan they were scheduled to flyover on 4/29 but canceled due to clouds and rain. I've been paying attention to when they reschedule but nothing so far.

It was funny; either on Thursday 4/30 or Friday 5/1 I heard multiple fighter jets flying by too fast to be landing at DTW. I ran out of the garage but they escaped my eyesight because of their speed, then maybe 5 minutes later another flight of two F-16's (I think) flew past same direction and speed flying southwest. About 2000 feet and at least 200 knots.

Here within 5 or 6 miles of Detroit Metro Airport fighter jets are a very rare sight or sound.

27 posted on 05/06/2020 5:41:51 AM PDT by WhoisAlanGreenspan? (Keep looking up.)
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To: Libloather

Maybe we will get to see them as they fly from Dallas to Houston as we are in Huntsville.


28 posted on 05/06/2020 7:56:46 AM PDT by agondonter
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To: Libloather

Just flew right over my front yard! They were gone before I could snap a picture.


29 posted on 05/06/2020 9:05:01 AM PDT by ken in texas
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