Blue Angels to fly over Metro Detroit on Tuesday: Here’s when, flight path

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.

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

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The times and flight path were released on Monday afternoon. The entire fly over will be from 11:30 to 11:51 a.m. Here’s a look:

Blue Angels flight path projection. (WDIV)

Residents should observe the flyover from the safety of their home-quarantine and should refrain from traveling to see the flyover.

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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

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