The Navy announced the squadron will perform a “show of national solidarity” above the DFW skies beginning at 11 a.m. May 6.
The flyover is meant to be “a collaborative salute to honor health care workers, first responders and other essential front-line workers as they combat COVID-19,” the announcement said.
During the flyover, the Blue Angels will take off north of McKinney and travel southwest, winding their way through the metroplex. The 35-minute flyover will cross directly over a number of cities, including Dallas, Fort Worth, Keller, Grapevine, Richardson, Frisco and Plano.
Residents are advised to observe the flyover from their respective quarantine locations and to practice social distancing at all times.
As part of a group of flyovers dubbed America Strong, the Blue Angels will visit Houston and New Orleans that same day.
"We're excited to fly over cities across America as our way of saying thanks," said U.S. Air Force Gen. Dave Goldfein and U.S. Navy Adm. Michael Gilday in a U.S. Department of Defense news release. "This is also our way of showing that we are all in this together and that America's spirit will prevail."
The Blue Angels last visited North Texas in October for the Bell Fort Worth Alliance Air Show at Fort Worth Alliance Airport.
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