Look Up! Coast Guard Flyover Planned for Early Friday Afternoon

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Look up! Beginning at 1 p.m. Friday afternoon, U.S. Coast Guard planes will be making a special flyover across the D.C. region.

The event is part of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Innovations in Flight display this weekend and the celebration of the 100th year of Coast Guard aviation.

Flyover viewing points will include: Morgan Boulevard Metro Station; Anacostia Park; 11th Street Bridge; Nationals Park; Fort McNair; Hains Point/East Potomac Park; Jefferson Memorial; Gravelly Point Park; Pentagon; Arlington, Virginia; and Falls Church, Virginia.

Nine aircraft will be included in the flyover that represent current fleet and some historical paint schemes.

Coast Guard air stations from North Carolina, New Jersey, Alabama and the District of Columbia will provide the following aircraft: H-65 Dolphin helicopter; MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter; HC-144 Casa aircraft; C-27J Medium-Range Surveillance aircraft; HC-130 Long-Range Recover aircraft; and C-37 Gulfstream G-5 Long-Range Command and Control aircraft.

The planes will be on hand at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum Udvar Hazy Center Innovations in Flight Display at Dulles on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., along with other aircraft.

Photo: City of Manassas