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Nine-year-old Donovan Bellamy, a patient at Akron Children’s Hospital, became the 910th Airlift Wing's 65th Pilot for a Day Aug. 7, 2017.


Youngstown boy becomes 910th's newest pilot

Sailors from Navy Operations Support Center Youngstown salute during a piping aboard ceremony to welcome nine-year-old Donovan Bellamy, the 910th Airlift Wing’s 65th Pilot for a Day honoree, into their building. Bellamy, a patient at Akron Children’s Hospital, was nominated for the program by his nursing staff and commissioned as an honorary second lieutenant. He spent the day at Youngstown Air Reserve Station and experienced fun military-themed activities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric White)

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Tech. Sgt. John Hall, a fire team member with the 910th Security Forces Squadron here, writes a citation during a staged traffic stop with nine-year-old Donovan Bellamy assisting in the passenger seat, Aug. 7, 2017.
2nd Lt. (honorary) Donovan Bellamy, became the 910th’s 65th Pilot for a Day here, Aug. 7, 2017.
Nine-year-old Donovan Bellamy, a patient at Akron Children’s Hospital, became the 910th Airlift Wing's 65th Pilot for a Day Aug. 7, 2017.
Nine-year-old Donovan Bellamy, a patient at Akron Children’s Hospital, became the 910th Airlift Wing's 65th Pilot for a Day Aug. 7, 2017.
Nine-year-old Donovan Bellamy, a patient at Akron Children’s Hospital, became the 910th Airlift Wing's 65th Pilot for a Day Aug. 7, 2017.
U.S. Navy Lt. Benjamin Sacramento, commander of Navy Operations Support Center Youngstown (NOSC), shows 14-year-old Jacob Spithaler how to render a Navy salute here, Aug. 24, 2016. Spithaler was the 64th honoree of the 910th Airlift Wing’s Pilot for a Day Program in which children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses are welcomed to the station, commissioned as honorary second lieutenants and treated to a day of fun military themed activities. Members of Sacramento’s staff welcomed Spithaler to the NOSC with a piping aboard ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric White)
Jacob Spithaler, 14, tries out the loadmaster seat of a C-130H Hercules aircraft while Senior Airman Tyler Messina, a loadmaster with the 757th Airlift Squadron, talks about the cargo plane here, Aug. 24, 2016. Spithaler was the 64th honoree of the 910th Airlift Wing’s Pilot for a Day Program in which children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses are welcomed to the station, commissioned as honorary second lieutenants and treated to a day of fun military themed activities. Spithaler later sat in the flight deck of the aircraft while taxiing down the runway. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric White)
Jacob Spithaler, 14, signs his commissioning paperwork as Col. Don Wren, 910th Mission Support Group commander, looks on here, Aug. 24, 2016. Spithaler was the 64th honoree of the 910th Airlift Wing’s Pilot for a Day Program in which children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses are welcomed to the station, commissioned as honorary second lieutenants and treated to a day fun military themed activities. Wren led Spithaler in a commissioning ceremony as 910th Airmen, local media representatives, staff from Akron Children's Hospital's Boardman campus and some of Jacob's friends and family members observed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric White)
Jeff Pandrea, a firefighter with the 910th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department, shows 14-year-old Jacob Spithaler how to use a thermal imaging camera here, Aug. 24, 2016. Spithaler was the 64th honoree of the 910th Airlift Wing’s Pilot for a Day Program in which children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses are welcomed to the station, commissioned as honorary second lieutenants and treated to a day of fun military themed activities. As part of the program, Spithaler toured the base fire department and manned the water turret aboard a crash and rescue truck. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric White)
Col. Donald Wren, 910th Mission Support Group Commander, administers the commissioning oath to 14-year-old Corbin Burggraf, the 910th Airlift Wing’s 63rd Pilot for a Day honoree, making him an honorary 2nd Lt. here, June 29. Burggraf, who received treatment at Akron Children’s Hospital for leukemia, experienced a day of fun military themed activities here. The Pilot for a Day program welcomes children with life threatening or chronic illnesses to Youngstown Air Reserve Station for a day of fun military experiences. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric White
Honorary 2nd Lt. Corbin Burggraf, the 910th Airlift Wing’s 63rd Pilot for a Day, checks out the cabin of a fire crash and rescue truck before riding in the truck and operating its water turret here, June 29. The Pilot for a Day program welcomes children with life threatening or chronic illnesses to Youngstown Air Reserve Station for a day of fun military experiences. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric White)