Five F-15 fighter jets from Barnes Air National Guard Base flew in tight formation in a precision flying exercise over Boston and Eastern Massachusetts Thursday.Watch the reportThe boom from the jets engines could be felt as the jets executed tight maneuvers over Fenway Park and the Massachusetts State House.Photos: F-15 flyover Boston, Eastern Mass. | Watch VideoThe planes flew over Boston at 1,000 feet, making for a spectacular sight. However, hundreds who at gathered in the parking lot at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough were disappointed as the planes flew by at a much higher altitude.The flyover was part of a planned media event, the National Guard said, and the cost of the flyover is coming from the Guard's budget.“Photographs will be taken of the F-15 fighter jets in formation for the nationally published National Guard magazine to promote Massachusetts as the birthplace of the National Guard," said Lt. Col. James Sahady, spokesman for the Massachusetts National Guard.The National Guard said the flights were coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration.The flyover was originally scheduled for Wednesday, but it was postponed one day.

Five F-15 fighter jets from Barnes Air National Guard Base flew in tight formation in a precision flying exercise over Boston and Eastern Massachusetts Thursday.

Watch the report

The boom from the jets engines could be felt as the jets executed tight maneuvers over Fenway Park and the Massachusetts State House.

Photos: F-15 flyover Boston, Eastern Mass. | Watch Video

The planes flew over Boston at 1,000 feet, making for a spectacular sight. However, hundreds who at gathered in the parking lot at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough were disappointed as the planes flew by at a much higher altitude.

The flyover was part of a planned media event, the National Guard said, and the cost of the flyover is coming from the Guard's budget.

“Photographs will be taken of the F-15 fighter jets in formation for the nationally published National Guard magazine to promote Massachusetts as the birthplace of the National Guard," said Lt. Col. James Sahady, spokesman for the Massachusetts National Guard.

The National Guard said the flights were coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration.

The flyover was originally scheduled for Wednesday, but it was postponed one day.