An Angel Flight with Derward Brooks
Jon Sham, Baltimore Sun Media Group
A section of the Susquehanna River can be seen here in northern Harford County as Derward Brooks and Larry Esser fly a single-engine Cessna from Baltimore to Philadelphia on an Angel Flight East mission on Wednesday, June 10, 2015.
A section of the Susquehanna River can be seen here in northern Harford County as Derward Brooks and Larry Esser fly a single-engine Cessna from Baltimore to Philadelphia on an Angel Flight East mission on Wednesday, June 10, 2015. (Jon Sham, Baltimore Sun Media Group)
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An Angel Flight with Derward Brooks
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Pilot Derward Brooks checks the GPS as he and co-pilot Larry Esser prepare for a descent into Philadelphia on Wednesday, June 10, 2015. The pair volunteered to fly a patient part of the way back to her North Carolina home as part of the Angel Flight network.
Pilot Derward Brooks checks the GPS as he and co-pilot Larry Esser prepare for a descent into Philadelphia on Wednesday, June 10, 2015. The pair volunteered to fly a patient part of the way back to her North Carolina home as part of the Angel Flight network. (Jon Sham, Baltimore Sun Media Group)
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An Angel Flight with Derward Brooks
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Marleene DeNardo, of Sylva, N.C., right, says goodbye to Adelina Rush, of Northeast Philadelphia, who hosts her when she travels to the area for her cancer treatments. DeNardo will fly from Philadelphia with Derward Brooks to Lynchburg, Va., where she'll meet another pilot to complete the journey. Wednesday, June 10, 2015.

Marleene DeNardo, of Sylva, N.C., right, says goodbye to Adelina Rush, of Northeast Philadelphia, who hosts her when she travels to the area for her cancer treatments. DeNardo will fly from Philadelphia with Derward Brooks to Lynchburg, Va., where she'll meet another pilot to complete the journey. Wednesday, June 10, 2015.

(Jon Sham, Baltimore Sun Media Group)
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An Angel Flight with Derward Brooks
Jon Sham, Baltimore Sun Media Group
Pilot Derward Brooks, right, prepares for the second leg of his Angel Flight East mission, where he will take Marleene DeNardo, right, from Philadelphia to Lynchburg, Va., Wednesday, June 10, 2015. DeNardo is hosted by Adelina Rush, center, when she comes to the Philadelphia area for her cancer treatment.
Pilot Derward Brooks, right, prepares for the second leg of his Angel Flight East mission, where he will take Marleene DeNardo, right, from Philadelphia to Lynchburg, Va., Wednesday, June 10, 2015. DeNardo is hosted by Adelina Rush, center, when she comes to the Philadelphia area for her cancer treatment. (Jon Sham, Baltimore Sun Media Group)
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An Angel Flight with Derward Brooks
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Marleene DeNardo, of Sylva, N.C., left, buckles herself into the back of the single-engine Cessna plane, flown by Derward Brooks, right, before departing Philadelphia and flying to Lynchvurg, Va. on Wedneday, June 10, 2015. Brooks says he enjoys the personal aspect of taking patients on Angel Flight trips because they are often very appreciative.

Marleene DeNardo, of Sylva, N.C., left, buckles herself into the back of the single-engine Cessna plane, flown by Derward Brooks, right, before departing Philadelphia and flying to Lynchvurg, Va. on Wedneday, June 10, 2015. Brooks says he enjoys the personal aspect of taking patients on Angel Flight trips because they are often very appreciative.

(Jon Sham, Baltimore Sun Media Group)
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