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Kansas City boy gets thrill of first airplane ride

The Kansas City Star
A Kansas City youngster took his first airplane flight on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, through the Experimental Aircraft Association's Young Eagles program. Jedidiah Huskey, 12, waved at his dad in a follow plane during a flight with stunt pilot Sean D. Tucker, who is in town for the Kansas City Aviation Expo and Air Show at the Wheeler Downtown Airport. Nearly 2 million kids have been introduced to flight through the program which began in 1992.
A Kansas City youngster took his first airplane flight on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, through the Experimental Aircraft Association's Young Eagles program. Jedidiah Huskey, 12, waved at his dad in a follow plane during a flight with stunt pilot Sean D. Tucker, who is in town for the Kansas City Aviation Expo and Air Show at the Wheeler Downtown Airport. Nearly 2 million kids have been introduced to flight through the program which began in 1992. Keith Myers kmyers@kcstar.com

A Kansas City youngster got to take his first airplane flight on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, through the Experimental Aircraft Association's Young Eagles program. Jedidiah Huskey, 12, went up with stunt pilot Sean D. Tucker who is in town for the Kansas City Aviation Expo and Air Show at the Wheeler Downtown Airport. Nearly 2 million kids have been introduced to flight through the program which began in 1992.

This story was originally published August 20, 2015 at 4:27 PM with the headline "Kansas City boy gets thrill of first airplane ride."

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