Oregon’s U.S. Air Force F-15EX Eagles will add some oomph to Memorial Day with flyovers over some community ceremonies, MemorialDayOregon.com says.
This year, Memorial Day Oregon says, will feature the new F-15EX Eagles. The two-person fighter jets can hit Mach 2.5, their builder, Boeing, says. They can fly as high as 50,000 feet and carry a payload of 29,500 pounds.
“Drawing on a legacy of air dominance, it features digital fly‑by‑wire controls, an all‑glass cockpit, modern mission systems and software, open mission systems architecture and the ability to carry hypersonic weapons,” Boeing says on its website.
According to The National Interest, an online publication about defense issues, each jet costs about $97 million.
Here’s where to see/hear the jets. See memorialdayoregon.com for updates.
10:31 a.m., Vancouver
10:36 a.m. Ridgefield
10:41 a.m. Vernonia, Vernonia Memorial Cemetery
10:45 a.m. North Plains, Veterans Memorial Park
10:46 a.m. Forest Grove, Forest View Cemetery
10:49 a.m. Beaverton, Veterans Memorial Park
10:51 a.m. Portland, Willamette National Cemetery
10:52 a.m. Oregon City, Mountain View Cemetery
10:55 a.m. Woodburn, Belle Passi Pioneer Cemetery
10:58 a.m. Salem, World War II Memorial, then
Restlawn Memory Gardens
11:00 a.m. Dallas, Dallas Cemetery
11:07 a.m., Depoe Bay
11:18 a.m. Reedsport, Reedsport Masonic Cemetery
11:25 a.m. Springfield, Veterans Memorial Plaza
11:26 a.m. Eugene, Eugene Pioneer Cemetery
11:35 a.m. Mt. Angel, Cavalry Cemetery
11:36 a.m. Mollala, Adams Cemetery
11:50 a.m. Wasco
