Blue Angels to fly over Detroit in solidarity with coronavirus frontline workers

The flyover is scheduled for Tuesday

The Navy's Blue Angels fly over in Annapolis, Maryland. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

DETROIT – The U.S. Navy Blue Angels will fly over Detroit on Tuesday in solidarity with frontline workers amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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The Blue Angels were scheduled to fly over Detroit last month but the show was postponed.

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The announcement follows news that the Michigan Air National Guard will also conduct flyovers across the state in honor of COVID-19 frontline workers on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The guard’s 127th wing announced a tentative flyover schedule in a Facebook post with plans to visit Marquette, Lansing, Flint, Traverse City, Grand Rapids, Battle Creek, Novi and Detroit.

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Posted by 127th Wing on Sunday, May 10, 2020

The aircrafts will take off from their base in Harrison Township.

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