F-15 fighter jets fly over eastern NC hospitals to show support during pandemic

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GOLDSBORO, N.C. — If you live in eastern North Carolina, you were in for a treat Friday morning.

F-15 E Strike Eagles from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro flew over several area hospitals to show support for health care workers battling the coronavirus pandemic.

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The jets looped around the eastern part of the state starting at 9:45 a.m. in Wilmington.

They then passed over Wilson Medical Center in Wilson, Johnston Medical Center in Clayton and Smithfield and Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro at an altitude of about 1,000 feet.

F-16s from the 169th Fighter Wing from Mcentire Air National Guard base flew over all 66 major hospitals in South Carolina Monday in honor of frontline workers.

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