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Air Force To Fly Over Puget Sound Hospitals Friday: How To Watch
The jets will take off from JBLM Friday to fly over dozens of Puget Sound hospitals in a salute to local health care workers.
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCORD, WA — The 62nd Airlift Wing is honoring first responders and health care workers who have been hard at work battling the coronavirus with a flight across the Puget Sound.
The flight will take off Friday around noon and pass above 30 Washington hospitals. The show will be composed of two of the Air Force's massive C-17 Globemaster III jets station at McChord Field.
The 62nd Airlift Wing posted their full flight path on Facebook:
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The Air Force has also released a detailed itinerary showing when the jets will arrive in each area. Here's a full breakdown of where and when viewers can see the show:
| Location | Arrival Time |
| Madigan Army Medical Center, JBLM | 12:30 p.m. |
| Providence St. Peter, Olympia | 12:35 p.m. |
| Washington Capital Building, Olympia | 12:35 p.m. |
| Capital Medical Center | 12:36 p.m. |
| Summit Pacific, Elma | 12:42 p.m. |
| Mason General, Shelton | 12:47 p.m. |
| St Anthony, Gig Harbor | 12:56 p.m. |
| Harrison Medical Center, Bremerton | 1:00 p.m. |
| Naval Hospital, Bremerton | 1:01 p.m. |
| Jefferson Medical Center, Port Townsend | 1:11 p.m. |
| Whidbey Health Center, Coupeville | 1:13 p.m. |
| Cascade Valley Hospital, Arlington | 1:22 p.m. |
| UW Medical Center, North Seattle | 1:32 p.m. |
| Swedish Medical Center, Ballard | 1:33 p.m. |
| Space Needle, Seattle | 1:37 p.m. |
| UW Husky Stadium, Seattle | 1:38 p.m. |
| Seattle Children's Hospital, East Seattle | 1:38 p.m. |
| Swedish, Redmond | 1:41 p.m. |
| Overlake Medical Center, Bellevue | 1:43 p.m. |
| Swedish, Cherry Hill | 1:45 p.m. |
| Swedish, First Campus | 1:45 p.m. |
| Virginia Mason Hospital, Seattle | 1:46 p.m. |
| Swedish, Issaquah | 1:50 p.m. |
| Multicare, Covington | 1:55 p.m. |
| Multicare, Auburn | 1:57 p.m. |
| St Francis Hospital, Federal Way | 1:58 p.m. |
| Multicare/Mary Bridge Children's Hospital, Tacoma | 2:00 p.m. |
| Multicare Allenmore, Tacoma | 2:01 p.m. |
| Multicare Good Samaritan, Puyallup | 2:04 p.m. |
| Washington State Soldiers Home, Orting | 2:07 p.m. |
| Madigan Army Medical Center, JBLM | 2:44 p.m. |
The Air Force is also hosting a photo contest for the event. Whoever submits the best photo of the flyover event will win a patch and a signed photo from the team who performed the flight.
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Finally, the 62nd Airlift Wing is reminding everyone that even though the show will be exciting: don't get so caught up in the moment that you forget to practice safe social distancing guidelines.
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