F-15 Flyover Planned for Sunday's New England Patriots Game Against the Detroit Lions

Two F-15C fighter jets will fly over Gillette Stadium this Sunday prior the start of the New England Patriots’ game against the Detroit Lions game. The flyover will take place at the end of the national anthem at approximately 1:00 p.m. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:02 p.m.

The Patriots elected to utilize their annual flyover for their 2014 Salute to Service game as part of a number of game day activities the team and Kraft family have planned to honor veterans and active duty members of the military.

The fighter jets, from the 104th Fighter Wing, 131st Fighter Squadron, will take off from Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield and fly over Gillette Stadium moments before kickoff.

As part of the NFL’s Salute to Service campaign, the league will donate $100 for every point scored during its 32 designated Salute to Service games to its non-profit military partners – the Pat Tillman Foundation, USO and Wounded Warrior Project.