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WATCH: Fighter jets fly over Orlando hospitals, testing sites to salute health care workers

By Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com
By Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida National Guard took to the air over Orlando on Wednesday to thank first responders helping fight COVID-19.

Two F-15C’s from the 125th Fighter Wing began their flight over the city around 11:35 a.m.

Locals took to social media to share photos and videos of the flyover.

“Coronavirus

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Here are the areas they flew over:

11:35 a.m.: Apopka High School

11:37 a.m.: West Orange Park

11:41 a.m.: Orange County Convention Center

11:42 a.m.: Orlando Regional Medical Center

11:43 a.m.: Lake Baldwin VA Clinic

11:44 a.m.: Jay Blanchard Park

11:45 a.m.: Camping World Stadium

11:46 a.m.: Barnett Park

11:49 a.m.: South Lake Hospital

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Orlando flyover Channel 9 photographers captured the Florida National Guard's Orlando flyover from various locations on Wednesday.

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WATCH LIVE: Florida National Guard's flyover in Central Florida

WATCH LIVE: The Florida National Guard is honoring health care workers and first responders with a flyover in Central Florida. Full schedule: at.wftv.com/2YYAd1u

Posted by WFTV Channel 9 on Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Video: National Guard flies over Winter Garden The Florida National Guard took to the air over Central Florida on Wednesday to thank first responders helping fight COVID-19.

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Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.

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