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March 19, 2004

Update: ‘ANGEL 100’ Flight Reaches Goal

All 102 Airports Visited 

Sixteen hours, nine minutes and 21 seconds after an early morning departure from Dulles International Airport on Wednesday, March 17, Lt. Col. Lindy Kirkland and Maj. Rob Krieg returned to cheering family members and friends, having touched 102 Virginia airports and raised awareness-and money-for Angel Flight East. The nonprofit organization provides free air transportation for those in need of medical treatment far from their homes through its volunteer fleet of pilots and aircraft owners. Operation Centennial Angel's "Angel 100," forced to wait a day due to bad weather on the East Coast, began at 5:10 a.m. and ended about 9:20 p.m.

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EAA Briefly Opens Weeks Hangar Maintenance Facility To Public

Visit EAA's Open House On Saturday

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is providing a first-time public view of its renowned maintenance and restoration facility on Saturday, March 20, as EAA holds an open house at its Kermit Weeks Flight Research Center hangar on 20th Avenue in Oshkosh (WI). The open house is free for EAA members and with that day's regular EAA AirVenture Museum admission. For non-EAA members, Weeks Hangar access without museum admission is $4. No shuttles will operate between the facility and the museum, but plenty of vehicle parking is available. The Weeks Hangar is located at 1145 West 20th Avenue, between the Hilton Garden Inn and the U.S. Post Office. In addition, pilots are welcome to fly in and park on the Weeks Hangar ramp.

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