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[Photos] Blue Angels Soar Over Greenwich, Stamford

Check out some reader-submitted photos of the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds' flight over Greenwich and Stamford.

A photo of the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds' flight over the tri-state area on April 28, 2020, submitted to Patch by Stamford resident Bianca Shinn Desras.
A photo of the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds' flight over the tri-state area on April 28, 2020, submitted to Patch by Stamford resident Bianca Shinn Desras. (Bianca Shinn Desras)

GREENWICH/STAMFORD, CT — Some Greenwich and Stamford residents who found themselves looking up at the sky Tuesday afternoon may have caught a glimpse of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and the Air Force Thunderbirds' flight over the tri-state area. The aircrafts took to the skies over New York City, Newark, Trenton and Philadelphia, as well as parts of Greenwich and Stamford, as part of a tri-state trip to honor coronavirus responders and essential workers.

The tri-state flight path, which was posted on both the Blue Angels Facebook page and the Air Force Thunderbirds Facebook page Monday, took off over New York City around noon. Judging by the flight path, the aircrafts were likely visible in Connecticut around 12:30 p.m.

Earlier in the day, Patch encouraged readers to submit their photos of the aircrafts to compile into a roundup to give readers who may have missed the flyover a look at them.

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Stamford resident Bianca Shinn Desras caught a view of the aircrafts as they flew near Cove Island.

Photo submitted by Bianca Shinn Desras via email.

Greenwich resident Sara Marshall was also able to grab a few photos of the aircrafts as they soared over the Old Greenwich area of town.

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Photo submitted by Sara Marshall via email.

Here are some more photos submitted to Patch, either through email or Neighbor Post:

Photo submitted by Mike Schnitzer via email.
Photo submitted by John Collins via Neighbor Post.
Photo submitted by Pat Larrabee via Neighbor Post.
Photo submitted by Careese Mayer via Neighbor Post.
Photo submitted by Andrew Ver Planck via Neighbor Post.

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