Today is the second day of “Fiestas Patrias” and is the “Día de las Glorias del Ejército de Chile” (Day of the Glories of the Army). The main event of the day is a military parade in Parque O’Higgins. The parade features the main branches of the Chilean military and the police, and is broadcast on TV. In addition to the on-ground parade, the event features fly-overs by various aircraft from the Chilean Air Force. My apartment balcony afforded a nice view of the planes flying over the city on their approach to the parade grounds, and I managed to take a few photos as they went past.

The flyovers were kicked off by the Halcones, the air force demonstration team.

Image for Halcones II

Later flybys included various fighters, tankers, cargo planes and helicopters:

Image for KC-135 and F-16s
Image for Helicopters

There’s a few more photos of the Día de las Glorias del Ejército de Chile.