In this Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 file photo, the U.S. Navy Blue Angels perform at the Great State of Maine Air Show, in Brunswick, Maine. Federal budget cuts that eliminated military flying acts triggered the cancellation of dozens of air shows, causing lost income for performers, along with air show announcers, concessionaires, vendors and others who depend on air shows and the millions of spectators. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach, File)

BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) — Patty Wagstaff is a Hollywood stunt pilot, three-time U.S. aerobatic champion, inductee to the National Aviation Hall of Fame and favorite on the air show circuit. One of her tricked-out planes is on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

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