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Guard F-16s to conduct Memorial Day flyovers in Tucson area

Posted at 10:12 PM, May 24, 2019
and last updated 2019-05-25 01:12:30-04

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Two F-16 jet fighters from the Arizona Air National Guard will conduct five flyovers of cemeteries and other locations in the Tucson area on Monday as part of Memorial Day observations.

The jets are part of the 162nd Wing based at Tucson International Airport.

The flyovers will begin at 9 a.m. at Tucson Estates Park and then East Lawn Palms at 9:05 a.m.

They will continue at 9:15 a.m. at South Lawn Cemetery, Tucson, 9:10 a.m. and at 9:15 a.m. at Green Valley Mortuary before concluding at Purple Heart Park at 10 a.m.