Military Plane Flying Low in Manhattan Has Social Media Abuzz

A C-130 military plane belonging to the New York Air National Guard and multiple Black Hawk helicopters circled midtown Manhattan on Tuesday night for about an hour, sending Twitter followers into a tizzy. 

A video of the plane that's been circling Manhattan pic.twitter.com/Bsj5ANEeW1

— Alp Ozcelik (@alplicable) December 13, 2016

 

The @NYPDnews just told @BuzzFeedNews they don't know why this plane is circling Manhattan. https://t.co/MHL4wktbCH

— Tom Namako (@TomNamako) December 13, 2016

 

Seeing multiple reports of a USAF C-130 and several Black Hawk helicopters circling low (3,000 feet) over Manhattan.

No, that is not normal pic.twitter.com/DaFByrAX3O

— Jason Rabinowitz (@AirlineFlyer) December 13, 2016

The NYPD at first told Buzzfeed News that it didn’t know why the plane was circling the city, but the flight was later said to be a standard military routine according to Colonel Broccoli, commanding officer of the New York Air National Guard 106th rescue wing.

Col. Broccoli, CO of the 106th Rescue Wing says the C130 circling Manhattan is doing "standard military training."

— Thomas Gibbons-Neff (@Tmgneff) December 13, 2016

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