(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Onlookers lined Bountiful Blvd. to get a glimpse of the F-35Õs passing through Davis County. In support of the healthcare workers, first responders and essential personnel on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19, Hill Air Force BaseÕs F-35 pilots from the Demo Team and the 388th Fighter Wing flew over the state, April 30, 2020.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Onlookers lined Bountiful Blvd. to get a glimpse of the F-35Õs passing through Davis County. In support of the healthcare workers, first responders and essential personnel on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19, Hill Air Force BaseÕs F-35 pilots from the Demo Team and the 388th Fighter Wing flew over the state, April 30, 2020.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Onlookers lined Bountiful Blvd. to get a glimpse of the F-35Õs passing through Davis County. In support of the healthcare workers, first responders and essential personnel on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19, Hill Air Force BaseÕs F-35 pilots from the Demo Team and the 388th Fighter Wing flew over the state, April 30, 2020.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Onlookers lined Bountiful Blvd. to get a glimpse of the F-35Õs passing through Davis County. In support of the healthcare workers, first responders and essential personnel on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19, Hill Air Force BaseÕs F-35 pilots from the Demo Team and the 388th Fighter Wing flew over the state, April 30, 2020.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Onlookers lined Bountiful Blvd. to get a glimpse of the F-35Õs passing through Davis County. In support of the healthcare workers, first responders and essential personnel on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19, Hill Air Force BaseÕs F-35 pilots from the Demo Team and the 388th Fighter Wing flew over the state, April 30, 2020.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Onlookers lined Bountiful Blvd. to get a glimpse of the F-35’s passing through Davis County. In support of the healthcare workers, first responders and essential personnel on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19, Hill Air Force Base’s F-35 pilots from the Demo Team and the 388th Fighter Wing flew over the state, April 30, 2020.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Onlookers lined Bountiful Blvd. to get a glimpse of the F-35Õs passing through Davis County. In support of the healthcare workers, first responders and essential personnel on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19, Hill Air Force BaseÕs F-35 pilots from the Demo Team and the 388th Fighter Wing flew over the state, April 30, 2020.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Air Force F-35A Lightning II Demonstration and 388th Fighter Wing, based at Hill Air Force Base, performs a formation flyover as seen over Intermountain Health Center in Murray on Thursday, April 30, 2020. The demonstration over Utah was a “salute to everyone on the front lines in the fight against COVID-19, as well as those staying at home to flatten the curve of the virus,” according to a news release.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) People gather on the rooftop of Intermountain Medical Center in Murray in anticipation of a flyover by the Air Force F-35A Lightning II Demonstration and 388th Fighter Wing, based at Hill Air Force Base, on Thursday, April 30, 2020. The demonstration over Utah was a "salute to everyone on the front lines in the fight against COVID-19, as well as those staying at home to flatten the curve of the virus," according to a news release.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Twin sisters Brikelle and Margie Nielsen, 14, from left, dance around with flags as the Air Force F-35A Lightning II Demonstration and 388th Fighter Wing, based at Hill Air Force Base, performs a formation flyover near Intermountain Health Center in Murray on Thursday, April 30, 2020. The demonstration over Utah was a "salute to everyone on the front lines in the fight against COVID-19, as well as those staying at home to flatten the curve of the virus," according to a news release.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Air Force F-35A Lightning II Demonstration and 388th Fighter Wing, based at Hill Air Force Base, performs a formation flyover as seen over Intermountain Health Center in Murray on Thursday, April 30, 2020. The demonstration over Utah was a “salute to everyone on the front lines in the fight against COVID-19, as well as those staying at home to flatten the curve of the virus,” according to a news release.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Air Force F-35A Lightning II Demonstration and 388th Fighter Wing, based at Hill Air Force Base, performs a formation flyover as seen in South Jordan on Thursday, April 30, 2020. The demonstration over Utah was a “salute to everyone on the front lines in the fight against COVID-19, as well as those staying at home to flatten the curve of the virus,” according to a news release.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Air Force F-35A Lightning II Demonstration and 388th Fighter Wing, based at Hill Air Force Base, performs a formation flyover as seen in South Jordan on Thursday, April 30, 2020. The demonstration over Utah was a “salute to everyone on the front lines in the fight against COVID-19, as well as those staying at home to flatten the curve of the virus,” according to a news release.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Air Force F-35A Lightning II Demonstration and 388th Fighter Wing, based at Hill Air Force Base, performs a formation flyover as seen in South Jordan on Thursday, April 30, 2020. The demonstration over Utah was a “salute to everyone on the front lines in the fight against COVID-19, as well as those staying at home to flatten the curve of the virus,” according to a news release.
(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) People watch as a U.S. Air Force F-35 Demonstration Team flies over the Salt Lake Valley in Cottonwood Heights, Thursday, April 30, 2020.
(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) People watch as a U.S. Air Force F-35 Demonstration Team flies over the Salt Lake Valley in Cottonwood Heights, Thursday, April 30, 2020.
Utahns from Logan to St. George looked to the skies on Thursday to watch jets fly in formation over the state. Hill Air Force Base’s F-35 pilots from the Demo Team and the 388th Fighter Wing flew four aircraft in support of the health care workers, first responders and essential personnel on the front lines of the fight against the coronavirus.
The jets took off from Hill Air Force Base in Davis County, flew over Salt Lake City and then south to St. George, then traveled north to Logan and Park City before proceeding south over Ogden.
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