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. |
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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 |