Fighter jets train over southern Vermont
Shawn Cunningham | Sep 28, 2016 | Comments 4
F-15 Eagles from the 104th Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard will be training over southern Vermont for the rest of this week. Photo courtesy 104th Fighter Wing.
By Shawn Cunningham
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According their media advisory, the Guard is conducting routine training over Southern Vermont to the New Hampshire border.
The F-15 Eagles, which fly out of Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, Mass. are training for periods of up to an hour in the late morning and early afternoon from Sept. 26 through Sept. 30. During their training flights, the planes will be flown at altitudes above 10,000 feet and will practice fighter maneuvering.
The media advisory describes the flights as practicing “critical homeland defense and war-time tasking skills to defend our nation against terrorist threat and overseas conflicts.”
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The planes were training again today. Shawn, do know what the long term schedule is for this? It is remarkable how loud they are. Thanks.
Thank you for looking into this!
Barre,
Time Magazine says $41,921 per hour for the F-15.
Here’s the piece.
I was able to see them the other day it was extraordinary. I was suprised how loud they were considering how far away from me they were. Unreal technology. I wonder what the cost per hour is to fly those babies.