Photos: MacDill flyover honors local healthcare workers
To honor Tampa Bay’s front-line healthcare workers in the pandemic, MacDill Air Force Base launched a KC-135 Stratotanker this morning that flew over 12 major hospitals in the region.
An individual stands on the roof of Tampa General Hospital to watch as a KC-135 Stratotanker flies over Tampa and the hospital Friday. LUIS SANTANA | Luis Santana | TIMES
Health care workers wave as they watch from the roof of the parking garage at St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Petersburg. DIRK SHADD | Times
A KC-135 Stratotanker from MacDill Air Force Base flies over St. Anthony's Hospital. DIRK SHADD | Times
The mother of pilot, Joel Montalvo, Awilda Montalvo, left, and his girlfriend, Heidi Hoffman, film as Joel pilots a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Sunshine Skyway bridge in St. Petersburg. MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | Times
A KC-135 Stratotanker flies overhead near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge during a salute to healthcare workers flyover. MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | Times
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Sevasti Biondi, an emergency room nurse at St. Anthony's Hospital, relaxes in the trunk of her car while watching the KC-135 Stratotanker flyover the hosptial. DIRK SHADD | Times
A KC-135 Stratotanker flies over Tampa General Hospital. LUIS SANTANA | Luis Santana | TIMES
Staff from Tampa General Hospital watch as a KC-135 Stratotanker from MacDill Air Force Base flies overhead as part of a salute to healthcare workers. LUIS SANTANA | Luis Santana | TIMES
Staff from Tampa General Hospital watch as a KC-135 Stratotanker from MacDill Air Force Base flies overhead as part of a salute to healthcare workers. LUIS SANTANA | Luis Santana | TIMES
A KC-135 Stratotanker flies over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge during a salute to healthcare workers flyover. MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | Times
A KC-135 Stratotanker flies over St. Petersburg during a salute to heathcare workers flyover Friday. BOYZELL HOSEY | Times
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