4 army plane seen flying over Boston noon Monday had been Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys headed from Maine to North Carolina, officers stated.
The Ospreys “had been conducting routine coaching, flying on a Federal Aviation Administration permitted route, over Boston,” Marine Captain Gregory H. Kosiras stated in a press release. The plane “departed Portland Worldwide Jetport at roughly 10:30 a.m., Aug. 8, and landed at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, at roughly 4:30 p.m.”
The plane caught the eye of many in Boston as they flew over Charlestown, Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, and Hyde Park between 11 a.m. and midday, and a few took to social media to surprise what they had been.
“What within the militarized Metropolis of Boston is up with these skyscraper shaking helicopters?” requested Twitter person Nancy Baym at 11:14 p.m.
On Monday, state and federal officers contacted by the Globe declined to touch upon the plane, referring all inquiries to the Marines.
Kosiras stated the plane fly solely alongside preapproved routes and their travels are coordinated with all the suitable businesses.
“Pilots coordinate with using the Nationwide Airspace System by way of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) by submitting flight plans, utilizing a normal FAA type or a computer-aided system,” he stated. “Flight plans talk the plane’s deliberate route and approximate instances plane will enter airspace to air site visitors management. Plane should keep in touch and granted entry by air site visitors management earlier than coming into an airspace, corresponding to Boston.”
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