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'First Flight' thrills take to the sky

Pilot Lee Southworth explains some of the instrumentation on the dashboard of one of the planes Saturday, May 16, at the Statesboro-Bulloch County Airport. (JASON MARTIN/special)

First 1.jpg — Pilot Lee Southworth explains some of the instrumentation on the dashboard of one of the planes Saturday, May 16, at the Statesboro-Bulloch County Airport. (JASON MARTIN/special)

"Thrill of the First Flight," a nonprofit organization founded by Vietnam War fighter pilot and retired corporate aviator John Ratcliff, took "future aviators" in third through 12th grade on brief flights Saturday, May 16, as part of a family event at the Statesboro-Bulloch County Airport.