JACKSONVILLE, Va. – The Navy’s elite flying unit flew over the greater Jacksonville area on Friday as part of its flights over different cities across the country to salute health care workers, first responders and other essential workers.
The flyover started right on time at 11:40 a.m. near the beaches and continued for about 20 minutes, according to our sister station, WJXT.
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Click here to watch video of the flyover.
The @BlueAngels fly over @BaptistHealthJx to honor frontline workers of the #COVID19 pandemic. Pretty cool, it all happened so fast ✈️ @FCN2go pic.twitter.com/bGXrm4ViRr
— Brooks Baptiste (@brooksbaptiste) May 8, 2020
“I feel really appreciated that they’re coming over and doing this special flyover for us,” Erika Holmes said standing outside UF Health, where workers held a sign.
Did you see the @BlueAngels over Jax this morning??✈️🇺🇸
— Danielle Uliano (@DanielleUliano) May 8, 2020
It was beautiful and a simple reminder that we are all in this together and a special thank you to all of you who are fighting the virus on the front lines!💕 @wjxt4 pic.twitter.com/yD4yI7fgM1