Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic - Hardcover

Rhodes, Suzanne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1531633277 ISBN 13: 9781531633271

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions, 2008

Synopsis

In 1972, two pilots--one a federal career engineer, the other the pastor of a prominent church in Washington, D.C.--discovered a common passion for flying airplanes and serving people. One day over lunch, the men conceived a flight plan, one that would undergo many changes before becoming Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic, as it is known today. Ed Boyer of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Dr. Louis Evans, pastor of the National Presbyterian Church, discussed how to pool their interests and qualifications. From its beginnings as a charitable shuttle service for religious leaders and dignitaries, to full-scale charitable air ambulance operations, to Angel Flights for ambulatory patients, the initial vision has grown into a network of over 1,500 volunteer pilots in the Mid-Atlantic region who use their private planes to fly people in need to specialized treatment. Angel Flight coordinates missions of mercy from its offices in Virginia Beach, helping patients to find "the shortest distance between home and hope."

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About the Author

The story of this remarkable air charity is captured through images of pilots, planes, and patients collected by public affairs director Suzanne Rhodes. A resident of Virginia Beach, Rhodes is an adjunct college professor and the author of five books.

Edition details

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1531633277
• ISBN 13: 9781531633271
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 130