The 142nd Wing out of Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Oregon will conduct Memorial Day flyovers for ceremonies at locations throughout northwest Oregon and southwest Washington.
“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 F-15 Eagle fighter jets are scheduled to conduct flyovers at the following community locations at, or around, the designated times on Monday, 27 May:
10:25 a.m. Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
10:38 a.m. Wasco, Ore.
10:51 a.m. Forest Lawn Cemetery, Gresham, Ore.
10:53 a.m. Glenmoore Gracious Living, Happy Valley, Ore.
10:54 a.m. Mt. View Cemetery, Oregon City, Ore.
10:57 a.m. Calvary Cemetery, Mount Angel, Ore.
11:00 a.m. World War II Memorial, Salem, Ore.
11:01 a.m. Restlawn Memory Garden & Funeral Home, Salem, Ore.
11:03 a.m. Timber Linn Memorial Park, Albany, Ore.
11:05 a.m. Corvalis, Ore.
11:15 a.m. Veterans Memorial Park, Beaverton, Ore.
11:16 a.m. Fir Lawn Memorial Park & Funeral Home, Hillsboro, Ore.
11:17 a.m. Forest View Cemetery, Forest Grove, Ore.
11:17 a.m. Veterans Memorial Park, North Plains, Ore.
11:21 a.m. Vancouver National Historic Reserve, Vancouver, Wash.
11:38 a.m. Depoe Bay, Ore.
All passes 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.
Source: Oregon National Guard