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Eleven-year-old Leon Daugherty of East Liverpool, Ohio poses in the pilot seat of an Air force Reserve C-130 airplane here Nov. 16, 2012. Leon was selected by Akron Children's Hospital Mahoning Valley to be honored as a pilot for a day. He is being treated for a rare form of brain cancer. Leon was taxied aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft and given a special tour of the installation. The 910th Airlift Wing pilot for a day program began in 2000 to help bring a ray of sunshine into the lives of children being treated for chronic or life threatening conditions. Released/U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Brent J. Davis

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Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class Christine N. Francis, a life support equipment specialist with the 910th Airlift Wing helps eleven-year-old Leon Daugherty of East Liverpool, Ohio feel the weight of a parachute pack here Nov. 16, 2012. Leon was selected by Akron Children's Hospital Mahoning Valley to be honored as a pilot for a day. He is being treated for a rare form of brain cancer. Leon was sworn in as an honorary second lieutenant, taxied aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft and given a special tour of the installation. The 910th Airlift Wing pilot for a day program began in 2000 to help bring a ray of sunshine into the lives of children being treated for chronic or life threatening conditions. Released/U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Brent J. Davis

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Eleven-year-old Leon Daugherty of East Liverpool, Ohio captured the hearts of those around him here Nov. 16, 2012 as he spent six hours as the latest 910th Airlift Wing Pilot for a Day after being sworn in as an honorary second lieutenant and signing the oath document. Leon, who was selected by Akron Children's Hospital Mahoning Valley to be honored as the a pilot for a day in the program's 13th year was initially sworn in as an honorary second lieutenant to kick off the program. He was taxied aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft and given a special tour of the installation. The 910th Airlift Wing pilot for a day program began in 2000 to help bring a ray of sunshine into the lives of children being treated for chronic or life threatening conditions. Released/U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Brent J. Davis

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Local boy becomes pilot for a day

Published Nov. 19, 2012
By Maj. Brent J. Davis
910th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio -- Eleven-year-old Leon Daugherty of East Liverpool, Ohio captured the hearts of those around him here Nov. 16, 2012 as he spent six hours as the latest 910th Airlift Wing Pilot for a Day. Leon, who was selected by Akron Children's Hospital Mahoning Valley to be honored as the a pilot for a day in the program's 13th year was initially sworn in as an honorary second lieutenant to kick off the program. He was taxied aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft and given a special tour of the installation. The 910th Airlift Wing pilot for a day program began in 2000 to help bring a ray of sunshine into the lives of children being treated for chronic or life threatening conditions. "I love meeting all the people here," said Leon.