An F-16 jet flyover and parachute jump kicked off the Croke Park Classic this afternoon, but things didn't go exactly to plan.
Twitter exploded with comments wondering what the loud roar over the city was. Some suggested car alarms were going off all across the Northside, as well as some temporarily frightened people:
We would not do well in a war. Two fighter jets fly over Dublin and the city's inhabitants explode from tweeting about it.
— Ciarán O' Driscoll (@bearaboi) August 30, 2014
Just saw to navy f-18s fly over #Dublin City! Deafening, and kinda scary! #TopGun
— John (@BabyfaceJohn) August 30, 2014
The flyover by US jets for the Croke Park Classic just scared the bejaysus out of me. Thought the kitchen was blowing up.
— Shane McLaughlin (@ShaneOliver) August 30, 2014
Fly over has just set all neighbourhood alarms off. #crokepark
— Elizabeth Headon (@lizheadon) August 30, 2014
@lostremodeuropa Hi, two F16 jets in for a fly over Croke Park for the US football game today.
— Dublin Airport (@DublinAirport) August 30, 2014
While the two unarmed jets' flyover seemed to go as planned despite catching most of the population of Dublin by surprise, there was one small mishap in the pre-match celebrations.
It seems as if a parachute jumper, who was intended to deliver the match ball, missed his stadium landing spot. Irish Rail tweeted the following:
Welcome to our unexpected visitor the #CrokeParkClassic parachutist who landed on the railway line behind Hill 16! Line clear now, no delays
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) August 30, 2014
