Right now there’s a military plane (C-138 or HC-130H) and two Blackhawk helicopters circling Manhattan and a lot of people are confused about it. Apparently, so is the NYPD. Thankfully the Air National Guard has an answer for the strange sight: apparently it’s a training exercise.
The thing is, New York gets kind of nervous when seeing planes fly overhead, especially military ones. I can count on one hand the number of times I see a plane flying overhead a week, and I’ve never heard of this happening. Obviously it’s nothing to get upset or worried about, but still, it’s kind of lame that this could become a regular occurrence.
If it is a C-130 Hercules, it doesn’t seem to be armed, but these flying beasts can carry some serious cargo–including electronic listening equipment.
https://twitter.com/unrealRaySabb/status/808785379369373760
Photos and videos of the mysterious aircraft have been posted to Twitter for the past hour. Here are some of the better images and videos.
https://twitter.com/_prz__/status/808793817918869504
