Independence Day Flyovers: Oregon Air National Guard salute
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Fighter jets will fly over Oregon, SW Washington for July 4 events
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Loud noise overhead this Independence Day? It might be fighter jets conducting flyovers for parades and other commemorations of the Fourth of July holiday
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schedule for July 4 flyovers by F-15 Eagle fighter jets from the 142nd Wing of the Portland Air National Guard in Oregon and southwest Washington.
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The air base is near Portland International Airport in Northeast Portland.
The Guard said the planes will be at about 1,000 feet above ground and travel about 400 mph.
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142nd Wing Commander Colonel Todd Hofford said the Wing is grateful to be able to support patriotic holidays such as this.
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F-15 Eagle fighter jets are scheduled to conduct flyovers at the following community locations at, or around, the designated times on Monday, July 4.
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These flights also double as valuable planning and flight training for Oregon Air National Guard pilots who serve Oregon and the Pacific Northwest according to Hofford.