Happy Independence Day! It's been a while since I got some off-airport aviation photography done, but given that's it's the 4th of July, some fly-over passes are bound to happen! In today's case, I was spending the day just east of Independence and Salem in the quaint town of Monmouth, Oregon with some wonderful friends and associates as part of my young single adult church group; we got together for breakfast before attending the city's annual Independence Day parade held on Monmouth's Main Street. And of course, prior to the parade, we got a fly-by pass courtesy of two F-15 Eagles from the Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd Fighter Wing, 123rd Fighter Squadron, the Redhawks out of Portland!
Also, during the parade, some local pilots most likely from the nearby Independence States Airport flew two overhead (albeit, slow!) passes!
Off-Airport - 07/04/2019
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| The glorious sound of freedom approaches! Thank you Redhawks! |
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| Two F-15 Eagles from the 142nd Fighter Wing, 123rd Fighter Squadron, the Redhawks buzzing the town to kick off the 4th of July celebrations in Monmouth! Go Redhawks!!! |
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| Four more planes taking part in the celebration with some loose-formation flying! |
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| Luscombe 8E Silvaire Deluxe (NC1803B). With a large N-number, I was quite pleased to have been able to identify at least one of the vintage GA planes in the formation! |
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| Second pass by the loose formation. |
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