Military Jets, Helicopters To Fly Over Manhattan

NEW YORK, NY — The New York City skies will be buzzing Wednesday afternoon, as various flyovers are planned above Midtown Manhattan and the Hudson River, according to the city Office of Emergency Management.

The flyovers started in the morning when a black and silver EN28 helicopter flew over Midtown Manhattan at an altitude of approximately 2,000 feet. The flyover was scheduled to take around 20 minutes to complete.

Around 2 p.m. the skies will get busy. Two Navy F/A-18F aircraft — twin-engine fighter jets nicknamed the "superhornet" — will appear in the skies over the Hudson River, according to the Office of Emergency Management. The planes will be flying at an altitude of 2,000-2,500 feet during the flyover, police told Patch.

A similar flyover took place Thursday, June 15.

Two more helicopters — a Hughes 269C and a Bell 206B — will round out the flyover schedule Thursday. The Hughes will appear around 2:30 p.m. and the Bell will be taking an extended flight between 4 and 7 p.m., according to the Office of Emergency Management. Both helicopters will be flying at an altitude of approximately 1,500 feet over Midtown.

So if you notice that the skies appear a little busier that usual, don't freak out.

A mysterious December flyover of Midtown Manhattan caused a stir when New Yorkers noticed military aircraft hovering at low altitudes. At the time, the Air National Guard insisted the flyover was "routine training flight," but CBS news radio reporter Alex Silverman said a government source told him the military aircrafts were "involved in a Secret Service protective operation... coordinated with the FAA."

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