For one day only, the big man in red is swapping out his sleigh and reindeer for a Navy helicopter!
Saturday morning, Naval Station Norfolk's HSC-2 Fleet Angels squadron flew Santa Claus around Hampton Roads for its fourth "Santa Flight."
Saint Nick's schedule across the seven cities was a tight one, visiting all the locations below:
Norfolk Naval Base 10:00 a.m.
Patrick Henry Mall 10:05 a.m.
Riverpointe Shopping Ctr 10:15 a.m.
Bolling Ave. 10:20 a.m.
Town Point Park 10:25 a.m.
Mount Trashmore 10:35 a.m.
Cox High School 10:45 a.m.
Lesner Bridge 10:55 a.m.
Fort Story Base Housing 11:05 a.m.
King Neptune Statue 11:15 a.m.
Princess Anne Woods 11:20 a.m.
Greenbrier Mall 11:30 a.m.
Columbia Park 11:40 a.m.
Walmart Supercenter (Suffolk) 11:50 a.m.
North Pole Bound 12:00 p.m.
"I know everyone is really excited for it. We're really happy that the Navy is doing this for our kids," said Ryanne Clingersmith, a mom who brought her son to Mount Trashmore in Virginia Beach for the flyover.
The Santa Flight began in 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
