{"id":5395,"date":"2020-04-28T19:16:08","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T19:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/04\/28\/blue-angels-thunderbirds-pay-tribute-to-first-responders-in-nyc-flyover\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T15:15:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T15:15:50","slug":"blue-angels-thunderbirds-pay-tribute-to-first-responders-in-nyc-flyover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/photo-galleries\/2020\/04\/28\/blue-angels-thunderbirds-pay-tribute-to-first-responders-in-nyc-flyover\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Angels, Thunderbirds pay tribute to first responders in NYC flyover"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1993\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2828\" data-id=\"2828\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6191161.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6191161.jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6191161.jpg.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6191161.jpg.jpg?resize=768,510 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6191161.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,680 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6191161.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1020 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6191161.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1361 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, and U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, fly over New Castle, Del., during the America Strong multi-city flyover, April 28, 2020. 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Brendan Mackie\/Army National Guard)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1974\" alt=\"Blue Angels, Thunderbirds, New York City flyover, tribute to first responders\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2840\" data-id=\"2840\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119652413415.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119652413415.jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119652413415.jpg.jpg?resize=300,197 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119652413415.jpg.jpg?resize=768,505 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119652413415.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,674 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119652413415.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1011 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119652413415.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1348 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The Navy&#8217;s Blue Angels and the Air Force&#8217;s Thunderbirds conduct &#8220;a collaborative salute&#8221; to honor those battling the COVID-19 pandemic with a flyover New York and New Jersey on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. (Evan Agostini\/Invision\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2840\" height=\"1597\" alt=\"America Strong Flyover Stamford\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2848\" data-id=\"2848\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6191046.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6191046.jpg.jpg 2840w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6191046.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6191046.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6191046.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6191046.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6191046.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2840px) 100vw, 2840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, fly over Stamford Hospital in Stamford, Conn., during the America Strong Newark and New York City flyover, April 28, 2020. (Staff Sgt. Steven Tucker\/Air National Guard)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2143\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2859\" data-id=\"2859\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6191045.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6191045.jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6191045.jpg.jpg?resize=300,214 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6191045.jpg.jpg?resize=768,549 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6191045.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,731 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6191045.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1097 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6191045.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1463 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A health care professional watches the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, and U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, fly over Stamford Hospital in Stamford, Conn., during the America Strong Newark and New York City flyover, April 28, 2020. (Staff Sgt. Steven Tucker\/Air National Guard)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" alt=\"Blue Angels, Thunderbirds, New York City flyover, tribute to first responders\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2871\" data-id=\"2871\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119603902326.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119603902326.jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119603902326.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119603902326.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119603902326.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119603902326.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119603902326.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">People watch as a formation of the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds flight teams pass in front of the New York City skyline as seen from in Weehawken, N.J., Tuesday, April 28, 2020. The flyover was in salute to first responders in the fight against the new coronavirus. (Seth Wenig\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1842\" alt=\"Blue Angels, Thunderbirds, New York City flyover, tribute to first responders\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2879\" data-id=\"2879\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119652433386.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119652433386.jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119652433386.jpg.jpg?resize=300,184 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119652433386.jpg.jpg?resize=768,472 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119652433386.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,629 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119652433386.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,943 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119652433386.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1257 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The Navy&#8217;s Blue Angels and the Air Force&#8217;s Thunderbirds conduct &#8220;a collaborative salute&#8221; to honor those battling the COVID-19 pandemic with a flyover New York and New Jersey on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. (Evan Agostini\/Invision\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" alt=\"Blue Angels, Thunderbirds, New York City flyover, tribute to first responders\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2888\" data-id=\"2888\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119606287768.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119606287768.jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119606287768.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119606287768.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119606287768.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119606287768.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119606287768.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">People watch as a formation of the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds flight teams pass in front of the New York City skyline as seen from Weehawken, N.J., Tuesday, April 28, 2020. The flyover was in salute to first responders in the fight against the new coronavirus. (Seth Wenig\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" alt=\"Blue Angels, Thunderbirds, New York City flyover, tribute to first responders\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2893\" data-id=\"2893\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119608244152.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119608244152.jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119608244152.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119608244152.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119608244152.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119608244152.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119608244152.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">People watch as a formation of the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds flight teams pass in front of the New York City skyline as seen from Weehawken, N.J., Tuesday, April 28, 2020. The flyover was in salute to first responders in the fight against the new coronavirus. (Seth Wenig\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" alt=\"Blue Angels, Thunderbirds, New York City flyover, tribute to first responders\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2899\" data-id=\"2899\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119637212602.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119637212602.jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119637212602.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119637212602.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119637212602.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119637212602.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119637212602.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A formation of the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds flight teams pass behind the Empire State Building in New York City as seen from Weehawken, N.J., Tuesday, April 28, 2020. The flyover was in salute to first responders in the fight against the coronavirus. (Seth Wenig\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1800\" alt=\"Blue Angels, Thunderbirds, New York City flyover, tribute to first responders\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2903\" data-id=\"2903\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119643718992.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119643718992.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119643718992.jpg.jpg?resize=200,300 200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119643718992.jpg.jpg?resize=768,1152 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119643718992.jpg.jpg?resize=683,1024 683w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119643718992.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,1536 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The military&#8217;s elite flight demonstration squadrons, the Navy&#8217;s Blue Angels, top, and the Air Force&#8217;s Thunderbirds, perform &#8220;a collaborative salute&#8221; to honor those battling the COVID-19 pandemic during the current coronavirus outbreak, Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in New York. (Kathy Willens\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" alt=\"Blue Angels, Thunderbirds, New York City flyover, tribute to first responders\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2907\" data-id=\"2907\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119607004724.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119607004724.jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119607004724.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119607004724.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119607004724.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119607004724.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119607004724.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">People watch as a formation of the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds flight teams pass in front of the New York City skyline as seen from Weehawken, N.J., Tuesday, April 28, 2020. The flyover was in salute to first responders in the fight against the new coronavirus. (Seth Wenig\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" alt=\"Blue Angels, Thunderbirds, New York City flyover, tribute to first responders\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2909\" data-id=\"2909\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119653461708.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119653461708.jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119653461708.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119653461708.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119653461708.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119653461708.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20119653461708.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Spectators photograph as the military&#8217;s elite flight demonstration squadrons, the Navy&#8217;s Blue Angels and the Air Force&#8217;s Thunderbirds, perform &#8220;a collaborative salute&#8221; to those battling the COVID-19 pandemic, Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in New York. The salute was planned to honor frontline medics, doctors, first responders, and essential personnel who have cared for the sick and dying during the crisis. 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