Maj. Jason Bianchi, 48th Operations Support Squadron chief of current operations, explains to 9-year-old Harry McNeish and his father, Christian, the capabilities of an F-15C Eagle during a “Pilot for the Day” event at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Feb. 5, 2014. The program started at RAF Lakenheath in March 2012, to assist children throughout local communities who are fighting life-threatening illness or conditions by providing a day of fun and allowing for a break from the routine doctor and hospital visits. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dana J. Butler/Released)
Maj. Jason Bianchi, 48th Operations Support Squadron chief of current operations, shows Harry McNeish, 9, and his father, Christian, an F-15C Eagle up-close during a “Pilot for the Day” event at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Feb. 5, 2014. The program started at RAF Lakenheath in March 2012, to assist children throughout local communities who are fighting life-threatening illness or conditions by providing a day of fun and allowing for a break from the routine doctor and hospital visits. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dana J. Butler/Released)
Maj. Jason Bianchi, 48th Operations Support Squadron chief of current operations, shows Harry McNeish, 9, the cockpit of an F-15C Eagle during a “Pilot for the Day” event at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Feb. 5, 2014. The program started at RAF Lakenheath in March 2012, to assist children throughout local communities who are fighting life-threatening illness or conditions by providing a day of fun and allowing for a break from the routine doctor and hospital visits. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dana J. Butler/Released)
Harry McNeish, 9, tries on an F-15 fighter pilot helmet during a “Pilot for the Day” event at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Feb. 5, 2014. The program started at RAF Lakenheath in March 2012, to assist children throughout local communities who are fighting life-threatening illness or conditions by providing a day of fun and allowing for a break from the routine doctor and hospital visits. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dana J. Butler/Released)
Harry McNeish, 9, watches from the aircraft control tower during a “Pilot for the Day” event at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Feb. 5, 2014. The program started at RAF Lakenheath in March 2012, to assist children throughout local communities who are fighting life-threatening illness or conditions by providing a day of fun and allowing for a break from the routine doctor and hospital visits. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dana J. Butler/Released)
Christian McNeish gives his son, Harry, a 493rd Fighter Squadron unit patch as a part of the last event of the day for the “Pilot for the Day” program at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Feb. 5, 2014. Pilot for the Day allows children suffering from life-threatening illnesses to come to RAF Lakenheath and experience what it is like to be a pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dana J. Butler/Released)