Hill Air Force Base jets to fly over BYU-Notre Dame game
F-35A jets will pass 1,000 feet above LaVell Edwards Stadium just before kickoff Saturday.
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A flight team from Hill Air Force Base will conduct an F-35A Lightning II flyover at LaVell Edwards Stadium just before kickoff of Saturday's game between No. 8 BYU and No. 2 Notre Dame, FOX 13 News Utah reported. [1]
The jets are from the 388th Fighter Wing and the Reserve 419th Fighter Wing. BYU alumnus Lt. Col. Jefferson Page will fly one of them. The game is the first time BYU has hosted a top-10 matchup. [1]
The base is alerting Utah Valley residents that the jets will fly 1,000 feet above the stadium, lower than normal flying operations. [1]
Sources
- FOX 13 News Utah: Hill Air Force Base cleared for F-35A flyover at Notre Dame-BYU game
- Gephardt Daily: Hill AFB 388 Fighter Wing, Reserve 419th to do Provo stadium flyover before Cougars-Notre Dame kickoff
- The Salt Lake Tribune: The BYU-Notre Dame game will be loud. Here’s why the pregame ceremony will be even louder.
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