Air Force 'Thunderbird' Jets To Zoom Over NYC Thursday

NEW YORK CITY — If you hear the roar of a jet engine over Manhattan Thursday afternoon, there's no cause for alarm: it's part of a scheduled flyover by the U.S. Air Force.

A set of seven F-16 fighter jets will fly along the Hudson River sometime after 12 p.m. Thursday, according to an NYPD spokesperson.

It will serve only as a ceremonial flyover by the Air Force's Air Demonstration Squadron, widely known as the "Thunderbirds," police said.

No particular reason was given, though the Thunderbirds hold regular demonstrations across the U.S.

Mayor Eric Adams will view the flyover at 12:30 p.m. from The Battery at the tip of Lower Manhattan, according to his public schedule.

While the NYPD initially said the flyover would begin at 12 p.m., a spokesperson said it may happen closer to 1 p.m.