Five F15 fighter jets based at Barnes Air National Guard Base in
Westfield did a flyover of Eastern Massachusetts landmarks
as part of a photo-shoot.
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1. The crowd along Memorial Drive waits their arrival; scheduled for 8:16am over the State House. |
2. The fall colors were still nicely in evidence. They were supposed to fly over Salem first so I was looking northeast towards the Bunker Hill Monument. |
3. The Charles River had a few crew teams rowing by. |
4. The arrived 30 minutes late, first flying over the harbor and coming into view over the far end of Boston. |
5. And in the blink-on-an-eye heading south. |
6. The second pass went right over the city. |
7. Then almost directly overhead in Cambridge. That's a news helicopter in the background. |
8. The fifth jet off to the side obviously carrying the cameraman. |
9. They weren't as loud as we were led to expect. |
10. Directly over Kendall Square now. |
11. And disappearing behind MIT. |
12. Then around over Fenway Park. |
13. The third pass turned left and followed the Charles River. |
14. A little bit higher this time. Advertised altitude was 1000 feet. |
15. And off to Foxboro Stadium. |
16. Photo of the TV news coverage. |
A few of the local news articles (there were many):
Boston Magazine—Flying High: F-15 Fighter Jets Will Soar Over the City Thursday Bostom.Com—Five F-15 Fighter Jets Set to Fly Over Eastern Mass. Boston Globe—National Guard plans low-altitude F-15 flyover |