A “beary” unique flight: RAF celebrates 100th Birthday

British Royal Air Force Flight Lt. Benjamin Cable, 79th Fighter Squadron exchange pilot, holds up Hugh the teddy bear prior to takeoff at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 18, 2017. In order for Hugh to fly Gen. David L. Goldfein, the Air Force Chief of Staff, and Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier, RAF chief of the air staff, had to grant the bear permission to fly in U.S. aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. William Banton)

PHOTO BY: SSgt William Banton

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