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Blue Angels, Thunderbirds Flight Path Maps, N.J., Ann. Why is the Tuesday scheduled to salute the coroners

Blue Angels, Thunderbirds Flight Path Maps, N.J., Ann. Why is the Tuesday scheduled to salute the coroners



Blue Angels and Thunderbirds have announced flight plans over New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia to salute first responders and hospital personnel working on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak.

Navy's Blue Angels and Air Force Thunderbirds on Tuesday in New York City, Philadelphia and Trenton, N.J.The Blue Angels and Thunderbirds announced a joint planned flight path as part of a demonstration aimed at honoring healthcare workers on the front of the fight against the coronavirus epidemic.



A 40-minute flight between Newark and New York City will begin at the George Washington Bridge in the afternoon.

Timelines and flight paths for two US Navy Blue Angels and Air Force Thunderbird flights in parts of New Jersey have been revealed on Tuesday to salute coronavirus workers.

The next 30-minute flight over Trenton and Philadelphia will begin at 1:45 p.m. Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey.

The second flyover, scheduled to last 30 minutes, starts over Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in Burlington County and takes the jets northwest toward the Trenton area, along the Delaware River into Philadelphia and its Pennsylvania suburbs. The flyover concludes around Wilmington around 2:15 after speeding above Gloucester and Salem county communities along the Delaware River.

“Residents should observe the flyover from the safety of their home-quarantine and should refrain from traveling to see the flyover,” the Blue Angels said in the announcement.

The flyover would then turn east toward New York City and continue over parts of Connecticut and Long Island, New York before ending at 12:40 p.m. Near the Verazano-Nairo Bridge, which extends to Staten Island and Brooklyn.

The flyover will then turn east toward New York City and continue above parts of Connecticut and Long Island, New York before concluding at 12:40 p.m. near the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, which spans Staten Island and Brooklyn.

The flyovers are part of what the Trump administration is calling Operating America Strong.President Trump thanked the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds on Thursday morning for the planned flyover.

Officials said residents along the flight path can expect a few seconds of jet noise, as the aircraft is flying accurately along with the sight of 12 over-performing aircraft.

When President Trump announced the flyover plan last week, he said the idea came from the Blue Angles and Thunderbirds contingent, a way to support medical staff.

Officials said the Air Force and Navy have partnered with local governments to ensure the audience is in the U.S. Follow the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Social Distancing Guidelines.The Thunderbirds recently paid similar tributes to Las Vegas and Colorado earlier this month and both events were previously publicized, including posting flight paths on social media.

"This is a tribute to our warriors, because they are the warriors on par with those incredible pilots, we fight for all the traditional fights we have," Trump said in a statement at the White House last week.

New York and New Jersey are the two states with the most reported COVID-19 cases, with more than 291,996 and 111,188 confirmed cases, respectively.Pennsylvania has 42,050 confirmed COVID-19 cases statewide.