F-15 Eagle fighter jets to fly over Salem and Mt. Angel on Memorial Day

Capi Lynn, Salem Statesman Journal
Oregon Air National Guard F-15C Eagles, assigned to the 142nd Fighter Wing, prepare for an afternoon training mission in 2019 at the Portland Air National Guard Base.
Oregon Air National Guard F-15C Eagles, assigned to the 142nd Fighter Wing, prepare for an afternoon training mission in 2019 at the Portland Air National Guard Base.

The 142nd Wing from Portland Air National Guard Base will conduct flyovers for Memorial Day ceremonies Monday at locations throughout northwest Oregon and southwest Washington, including Salem and Mt. Angel.

All passes by the F-15 Eagle fighter jets will be approximately 1,000 feet above ground level and about 400 mph airspeed. Flights could be canceled or times changed due to inclement weather or operational contingencies, according to a press release from the Oregon Military Department.

“We support the Memorial Day flyovers to honor the great men and women who have given their all in defense of this great nation,” said Lt. Col. Brad Young, 142nd Wing instructor pilot and 142nd Operations Support Squadron Commander. “We hope that conducting the requested flyovers from community organizations is additive to their ceremonies commemorating those who have lost their lives in service to this nation.”

The jets are scheduled to conduct flyovers for 16 community locations at, or around, the following designated times Monday:

  • 10:25 a.m. Willamette National Cemetery, Portland

  • 10:38 a.m. Wasco

  • 10:51 a.m. Forest Lawn Cemetery, Gresham

  • 10:53 a.m. Glenmoore Gracious Living, Happy Valley

  • 10:54 a.m. Mt. View Cemetery, Oregon City

  • 10:57 a.m. Calvary Cemetery, Mt. Angel

  • 11:00 a.m. World War II Memorial, Salem

  • 11:01 a.m. Restlawn Memory Garden & Funeral Home, Salem

  • 11:03 a.m. Timber Linn Memorial Park, Albany

  • 11:05 a.m. Corvallis

  • 11:15 a.m. Veterans Memorial Park, Beaverton

  • 11:16 a.m. Fir Lawn Memorial Park & Funeral Home, Hillsboro

  • 11:17 a.m. Forest View Cemetery, Forest Grove

  • 11:17 a.m. Veterans Memorial Park, North Plains

  • 11:21 a.m. Vancouver National Historic Reserve, Vancouver, Washington

  • 11:38 a.m. Depoe Bay

Capi Lynn is a senior reporter for the Statesman Journal. Send comments, questions and tips to her at clynn@statesmanjournal.com, and follow her work on X @CapiLynn and Facebook @CapiLynnSJ.

This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Oregon Memorial Day flyover schedule announced for 2024

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