West Seattle gets buzzed: Military helicopters’ flyby

October 3, 2009 at 6:08 pm | In Helicopter, West Seattle news | 4 Comments

Thanks to Daniel for the photo from Sunrise Heights; we were in Morgan Junction when we spotted the four choppers approaching from the southwest (checking to see if our Flip video is worth using). It was a Washington Army National Guard flyby for the Mariners’ pregame, per TV. ADDED 6:23 PM: Here’s our (distant – Flip doesn’t zoom) video:

4 Comments

  1. Folks it wasn’t the Washington Air National Guard…it was the Washington Army National Guard.

    Comment by Melinda — 7:26 pm October 3, 2009 #

  2. Sorry, that’s what was announced on the M’s telecast, which we turned on in hopes of verifying. I hadn’t crossreferenced it yet though … will go get the link now!

    Comment by WSB — 7:34 pm October 3, 2009 #

  3. They flew directly over my house, slow and low. It was a little too “Red Dawn” for me.

    Comment by pampire — 9:21 pm October 3, 2009 #

  4. Blackhawk helicopters.

    Comment by wseye — 11:10 pm October 3, 2009 #

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