Schedule to include Ridgefield flyover at 11 a.m.
The 142nd Wing out of the Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Oregon will conduct Independence Day flyovers for ceremonies at locations throughout northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington.
142nd Wing fighter pilot, Col. Daniel McAllister, who is one of two pilots from the wing flying this Friday, says he’s proud to conduct these flyovers. “It’s really a unique honor to represent the Oregon Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force by flying over our local communities on our nation’s Independence Day,” said McAllister. “If nothing else, I hope we remind people at those parades and celebrations that it takes tremendous sacrifice and dedication by our military service members to ensure the freedom we all enjoy every day.”
The F-15 Eagle fighter jets are scheduled to conduct flyovers at the following community locations at, or around, the designated times on Friday, 4 July:
- 10:05 a.m. Lake Oswego, Ore.
- 10:08 a.m. Hollywood Neighborhood, Portland, Ore.
- 10:14 a.m. Yacolt, Wash.
- 11:00 a.m. Ridgefield, Wash.
- 11:06 a.m. Clatskanie, Ore.
- 11:13 a.m. Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Ore.
- 11:18 a.m. Manzanita, Ore.
- 11:21 a.m. Rockaway Beach, Ore.
- 11:27 a.m. Neskowin, Ore.
- 11:36 a.m. Mt. Angel, Ore.
- 11:42 a.m. Mill City, Ore.
- 11:46 a.m. Stayton, Ore.
- 11:50 a.m. Turner, Ore.
- 11:52 a.m. Monmouth, Ore.
- 12:03 p.m. Happy Valley, 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.
About the 142nd Wing
The Portland Air National Guard Base employs 1400 Airmen who provide an economic impact of nearly $500 million to the region. The 142nd Wing defends our homeland with F-15 Eagle fighter jets, guarding the Pacific Northwest skies from northern California to the Canadian border through their Aerospace Control Alert mission as part of Air Combat Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NOre.AD). Their mission is to provide unequalled, mission-ready units to sustain combat aerospace superiority and peacetime tasking any time, any place in service to our nation, state and community.
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