May 2, 2020

On Tuesday, Apr. 28 a team from Whiteman Air Force Base executed a flyover, tagged #WhitemanSalutesKC, to showcase military support for all healthcare workers, essential employees and first-responders while instilling hope and a sense of national unity.

The flyover included a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing accompanied by A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the U.S. Air Force Reserve’s 442nd Fighter Wing and T-38 Talon’s assigned to the 13th Bomb Squadron, which passed, in sequence, over Centerpoint Medical Center, Children’s Mercy Hospital North and South, Lee’s Summit Medical Center, St. Luke’s East Hospital, Research Medical Center, St. Luke’s Hospital Plaza, Western Missouri Medical Center and Bothwell Regional Health Center.

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