| there are 6 planes that are small dark colored w/ yellow writing flying over downtown dc several times - i am at 17th and H and can see them - they are flying pretty low |
ah ok, i didn't even catch that. |
| I saw them in CCDC after hearing them 3x --looks like Blue Angels. |
| They’re F-14s, still hearing them now. |
| Are Epstein victims in town again? |
| 5 jets in a missing man formation just flew over my house in Arlington. I've lived here for 30 years but it still gives me chills to see it. |
| Fighter jets you hillbilly |
Who are they honoring? Did they say? |
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It was definitely more than the typical flyover we get in Arlington.
Bummed I missed seeing them. |
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| U.S. Navy Blue Angels conducted a flyover of the White House. |
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Per dc.gov
10/28/2025 9:14 AM [AlertDC] NCR Flyover: National Mall (October 28) [AlertDC] The U.S. military will conduct an aircraft flyover in the National Capital Region (NCR) over the National Mall on Monday, October 28, at approximately 11:15AM to 11:30AM. |
wow is it the 80s
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Yes it was the Blue Angels but the purpose was a photo shoot. That's why there were 6 jets flying in formation and then a 7th over to the side -- the 7th jet was a photography unit. They did flyovers of the Washington Monument and the White House for sure, likely to get photos of the gets aligned with those landmarks. I would bet they also did photos with the Capitol and other parts of the National Mall as well, given the number of flyovers.
It cannot be stated enough how expensive that was. I would also assume some of the motivation has to do with the current rebrand of the DoD as "Department of War" and a desire to show off some of our most expensive weapons of war in a way they can associate with this administration. The photography plane also indicates they were taking relative close ups of the planes, potentially with pilots visible in the photos. I am wondering if Hegseth or other VIPs were in the planes. The entire thing was a very, very expensive branding exercise. Paid for with tax payer dollars while vital federal services are either paused or being performed by unpaid workers at the moment. |
Saw it from work. Looked like missing-man formation. Looks like one of our brave pilots has passed, sadly. |