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Howland girl becomes pilot for a day

YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio -- Nine-year old Kylee Vidas of Howland sits in the pilot seat of a C-130H airplane here May 22, 2013. Kylee was selected by Akron Children's Hospital Mahoning Valley to be honored as a pilot for a day. She is being treated for Type 1diabetes. Kylee was taxied aboard a C-130H 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. U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Brent J. Davis

PHOTO BY: Maj. Brent J. Davis
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