Whooping Cranes, Led By Ultralights, Continue Long Journey
What could well be a species' last hope of survival in the air
is, to the uninitiate, a pageant on the ground. But it's one few
will see. A flight of 14 whooping cranes, led by an ultralight,
passed through Indiana this week and they stopped near Bob Burton's
house.
Young Israeli Cancer Patient: "I Want This Oshkosh"
EAA received a special visit from the Make-A-Wish Foundation of
Wisconsin on Wednesday to mark the state's first international wish
that was granted this past summer at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Raviv
Yalosky, an 18-year-old cancer patient, and his family received red
carpet treatment here last summer after they traveled from Tel
Aviv, Israel, to Oshkosh. His original wish-to learn how to fly-was
not possible because of his illness, so after hearing from a nurse
about EAA AirVenture, Raviv said, "I want this Oshkosh."
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