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March 13, 2017 6:15 PM·
New York sky-watchers got a treat this morning as a flight of ten military helicopters filled the sky. The US Army conducted a training exercise over New York City earlier today around 11:30 AM. The NYPD announced that due to tomorrow’s blizzard forecast, “the military exercise previously scheduled for Tuesday, March 14 was advanced forward to today.
The aircraft flew over the Verrazano Bridge, the Hudson River, the Harlem River, the East River and the Statue of Liberty at an altitude of 500-1000 feet, reported the NYPD in an alert.

 

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