Watch: US military planes salute medical workers

The formations of twelve US Air Force F-16C/D Fighting Falcon and F/A-18C/D Hornet aircraft conducted three coordinated flyovers over the area. The flyovers were a tribute to emergency workers on the front line in America's battle against the virus, which has killed more than 65,000 people in the United States.

Baltimore: The US Air Force Thunderbirds and the Navy's Blue Angels flew through the skies around Baltimore on Saturday to honour first responders and medical staff battling the coronavirus pandemic.

The formations of twelve US Air Force F-16C/D Fighting Falcon and F/A-18C/D Hornet aircraft conducted three coordinated flyovers over the area.

The flyovers were a tribute to emergency workers on the front line in America's battle against the virus, which has killed more than 65,000 people in the United States.

Earlier on Tuesday, jets from Navy’s Blue Angels and the Air Force’s Thunderbirds flew over New York City in a tribute to the medical personnel, first responders and other essential workers involved in fighting the pandemic.

The planes from the two demonstration squadrons flew in formation over New York and Newark beginning at noon.

The planes later flew over Trenton, New Jersey, and Philadelphia.