High-Flying Thank You: Fighter Jets Salute Front-Line Workers

Four fighter jets soared above the Bay Area Wednesday morning, paying tribute to the health care workers, first responders and other essential personnel on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic

The F-15C Eagle fighter jets assigned to the California Air National Guard's 144th Fighter Wing in Fresno began the flight of appreciation in the Central Valley before flying over Sacramento, the Bay Area and spots along the Central Coast.

Check out the footage below to see the flyover as it happened.

Did you see them? Four fighter jets with the California Air National Guard flew over the Bay Area this morning to salute those on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. Tag us or reply below to share your photos and videos with us. https://t.co/yDFXbm9Gbr pic.twitter.com/GYI1bkhNjG
— NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) May 13, 2020

Sure did pic.twitter.com/pr8cxId8Zq
— Oscar Orozco (@Bosko_SJ) May 13, 2020

Yes...my capture not as good but the view from Saratoga. pic.twitter.com/MEHos2hqjz
— Amy Oosterhouse (@amy_oosterhouse) May 13, 2020

We saw it in Scotts Valley too! Wish we caught it on video. Preschooler was mystified. pic.twitter.com/mTgzMnFE61
— Julie Lata (@julie_lata) May 13, 2020

Thank you, first responders! #flyover @nbcbayarea pic.twitter.com/2Fx0aBtCGG
— B. L. Bruce (@the_poesis) May 13, 2020

144th Fighter Wing Fly Over to Salute Health Care Workers! Flew over my house in Santa Clara on their way to fly over San Jose, @valleymedcenter. #F-15 #flyover #144fw #salutecoronawarriors @nbcbayarea @kron4news @SCCoSheriff @SCCgov @SantaClaraFD @SantaClaraPD pic.twitter.com/MdW7AzFyyp
— Todd Duvio (@ToddDuvio) May 13, 2020

@nbcbayarea @KrisNBC pic.twitter.com/3HA54wBoZ9
— ᖇᗩᗰOᑎᗩᗰᗩᖇIE (@Apache_Mena) May 13, 2020

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Turn on your speakers! Those are four #F15c eagle tacticle fighter jets doing a #flyover in honour of #firstresponders #medicalstaff #veterans and everyone involved in the fight against #covid19 right on schedule - 10:52am Loc- 37.5485° N, 121.9886° W #covid_19 #covid19 #sip #socialdistancing #f15eagle #f15eagletacticlefighterjet

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Did you see the California National Guard #F15 flyover for Healthcare Heroes? Tag me and NBC Bay Area in your videos. I’d love to see them! #healthcareheroes #calguard #f15 #flyover #nbcbayarea #regionalmedicalcenter

A post shared by Kris Sanchez (@krisnbc) on May 13, 2020 at 11:26am PDT

F15 flyover captured:
⁦@CalGuard⁩ flies over Bay Area hospitals to honor healthcare #heroes. pic.twitter.com/aGwPxY8Vo5
— scott budman (@scottbudman) May 13, 2020

#FlyEaglesFly. #PaloAlto. F-15C jets flying over various hospitals to honor medical workers. @nbcbayarea pic.twitter.com/kL8cEVmAYn
— Raj Mathai (@rajmathai) May 13, 2020

Flyover for front-line workers!

Four fighter jets with the California Air National Guard fly over San Jose to salute all those on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. https://t.co/C6A1Bke36k pic.twitter.com/tNZh8oWjL2
— Brendan Weber (@BrendanNWeber) May 13, 2020

The @AirGuardCAHQ @144thFW flyover approaching San Jose... pic.twitter.com/Q00tvbSLpg
— Chris Chmura ✈ (@Chris_Chmura) May 13, 2020

#CalGuard Fremont flyover in honor of #HealthcareHeroes pic.twitter.com/LIwp75cG7F
— Bob Redell (@BobNBC) May 13, 2020

Thanks Health Care workers and First Responders! California National Guard performs a flyover in the Bay Area! @nbcbayarea @KrisNBC will have more at 11am. #ThanksHealthHeroes #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/ihor9QpZZv
— Anthony Leong (@anthonyleong83) May 13, 2020

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High-Flying Thank You: Fighter Jets Salute Front-Line Workers

By NBC Bay Area staff • Published May 13, 2020 • Updated on May 14, 2020 at 10:46 am

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