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Thu, Mar 18, 2004

Mother Nature Lends Charity Flight A Helping Hand

Weather Now Cooperating For 'Angel 100' Flight 

Operation Centennial Angel, the charity fund-raising flight for Angel Flight East by EAA members Lt. Col. Charles L. "Lindy" Kirkland and Maj. Rob Krieg, is well under way following a 24-hour delay caused by inclement weather on Tuesday. At mid-morning Wednesday (March 17), the two marine pilots had flown to more than 30 Virginia airports and aim to reach 100 by the end of the day. They are flying in a Centennial Edition SR22 provided by Cirrus, flying under the call sign "Angel 100" and squawking 0267.

"It's going very well," said Tami Bream, Angel Flight East Executive Director. "We followed them on the ground this morning through the first 20 airports and we're keeping track of them through Flight Tracker until they get back to Dulles tonight."

The purpose of the flight is to raise money for Angel Flight East, a nonprofit organization that provides free air transportation for those in need of medical treatment far from their homes through its volunteer fleet of pilots and aircraft owners. Kirkland is a command pilot with Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) in Quantico, Virginia, which provides rotary wing transport to the president and vice president, heads of state, and cabinet members. Krieg is also a pilot serving in the U.S. Marine Corps.

FMI: www.angelflighteast.org

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