L-39 Donated to Aerial Angels Raises Breast Cancer Awareness
Aerial Angels is a 501(c)(3) devoted to raising awareness, supporting survivors, and raising funds for breast cancer research. Through donations from several generous individual and corporate supporters, the organization received a Czchoslovakian-built Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros fighter jet which was then given its unique paint scheme and transformed into The Pink Jet. The pink color is easily-recognizable as the symbol of the fight against breast cancer and the tail displays the breast cancer support decal. The Pink Jet made its debut performance on the world stage at this year’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in front of record breaking attendance of 686,000 for the week-long