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Kadie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-11-09 09:05 PM
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LA teen pilot makes aviation history with flight
LA teen pilot makes aviation history with flight

Saturday, July 11, 2009

(07-11) 17:34 PDT Compton, Calif. (AP) --

A 15-year-old Los Angeles girl has become the youngest African-American female pilot to fly solo cross country.

Kimberly Anyadike landed a single-engine Cessna to cheering crowds at Compton Woodley Airport on Saturday.

She took off from Compton 13 days ago with an adult safety pilot and Levi Thornhill, an 87-year-old who served with the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II. They flew to Newport News, Va., making about a dozen stops along the way.

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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/07/11/state/n173436D36.DTL&tsp=1
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-11-09 09:09 PM
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1. Good for her.
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-11-09 09:12 PM
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2. How beautiful is that!
:woohoo:
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FarCenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-11-09 09:20 PM
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3. 87? The old dude has guts.
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