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Blue Angels Announce Flight Path Over NYC: How To Watch
The Blue Angels have outlined the flight path they'll take over New York City and Newark Tuesday. Here's how to catch the event.
NEW YORK CITY, NY — The Blue Angels will take to the skies over New York City, Newark, Trenton and Philadelphia Tuesday, and they've released a map showing the routes they'll take so viewers can get the best angle on the action.
The Blue Angels posted the New York flight path on their Facebook Monday:
The flight over NYC will begin around noon over the George Washington Bridge. From there they'll head south over Manhattan, loop over Newark and be above Queens by around 12:20 p.m. The jets will then head east over Long Island, loop up to Greenwich and then down over New York and Brooklyn a second time, eventually wrapping up the flight around 12:40 p.m.
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The New York City Police Department confirms the show will involve eight Thunderbird F-16 jets and seven Blue Angel jets all flying around 1,500 feet above the ground. Police say they expect the show to be visible from Manhattan to Staten island and Brooklyn.
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The Blue Angels says the flight times and path are subject to change based on weather conditions. They also want to remind viewers: don't travel to see the jets, watch the show from your home. The Blue Angels say they don't want people breaking quarantine or social distancing guidelines just to see the show.
The Blue Angels and Thunderbirds first announced the flights Sunday as a way to honor health care workers, first responders and other frontline defenders battling the coronavirus outbreak.
After the flight over the New York City, jets will take off over Philadelphia and Trenton later in the afternoon.
That flight will run slightly shorter at 30 minutes, taking off at 1:45 p.m. from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakenurst and ending at 2:15 over Wilmington. Additional flights have been planed over Washington, Baltomore, Atlanda, Dallas, Houston and Austin over the coming weeks.
Each flight squad costs at least $60,000 per hour to fly, according to The Washington Post.
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