Our military’s flight demonstration teams, the Blue Angels of the Navy and Thunderbirds of the Air Force, flew over Arlington and the D.C. area on Saturday.
The flyover was intended to honor frontline workers during the coronavirus pandemic and to inspire national unity.
Arlingtonians came out to watch the unique spectacle — from a safe distance from each other, of course — and share in this collective moment together.
More photos and videos are below, via social media.
Flyover by the @AFThunderbirds in Arlington! @ARLnowDOTcom pic.twitter.com/XaCDOQoH3R
— Aaron Webb (@thebestWebb) May 2, 2020
.@BlueAngels @AFThunderbirds #AmericaStrong over I66 in @ArlingtonVA @ARLnowDOTcom pic.twitter.com/D1wbwx1JKt
— Brian Kalish (@BrianKal) May 2, 2020
🇺🇸 @ABC7News @AFThunderbirds @BlueAngels pic.twitter.com/hC8cETURAd
— Tim Barber (@TimBarberTV) May 2, 2020
#BlueAngels #ArlingtonVA @ARLnowDOTcom pic.twitter.com/yUmetBaIQP
— Trifecta Tuning LLC (@HarrisTrifecta) May 2, 2020
Blue Angels and Thunderbirds over Arlington, VAhttps://t.co/44HfwRyeZNhttps://t.co/XqFHe2wPyi@capitalweather @ARLnowDOTcom @PoPville @cnn @dcist @SteveRudinABC7 @StormWatch7 @ggwash @wtop pic.twitter.com/QeAK4MBTPI
— John Sonderman (@jdsonder) May 2, 2020
Did you catch the @AFThunderbirds and @BlueAngels DC flyover today? Thank you to our healthcare and frontline workers! #InThisTogether 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/XNg8V648pJ
— Reagan Airport (@Reagan_Airport) May 2, 2020