Mercy Medical Angels

October 21, 2022

How Tamarack Active Winglets Help Volunteer Pilots

Bob Briggs turned a record-breaking aviation career into a mission of service, volunteering to fly patients to medical care through Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic.

March 21, 2025

John Billings: A Different Kind of Angel

At 98, John Billings had flown 462 missions with Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic. The WWII veteran and award-winning pilot served patients until his final days.

March 3, 2023

The Earth-Bound Angel: Remembering John Billings

A communications specialist reflects on the quiet strength of a WWII pilot who spent his final decades flying mercy missions—and never stopped standing for what mattered.

March 3, 2025

Nevin Showman: A Promise Followed Through

Three years after his final flight, Captain John's mission of mercy continues—through an unlikely series of events that feel almost orchestrated from above.

December 1, 2025

The Volunteer Pilots Who Fly Missions of Mercy

Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic volunteer pilots donate their aircraft, fuel, and time to fly patients to medical care. Meet the families whose lives were changed by pilots who turn compassion into action at 5,000 feet.

Veterans Finding Their Way Home: Stories of Healing, Service Dogs, and Second Chances

Angel Wings for Veterans helps veterans access medical care, PTSD retreats, service dogs, and healing programs. From Vietnam to Iraq, these veterans share how free transportation changed their lives.