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Hurricane Hunter Aircraft To Visit Richmond

The National Weather Service and VDEM are hosting NOAA’s P-3 Orion “Hurricane Hunter” reconnaissance aircraft at the Richmond International Airport on May 4. The visit is part of NOAA’s Hurricane Awareness Tour and will be the first time this aircraft has visited the Richmond area. Admission to the tour is free.

Where: The aircraft will be located behind the Ivor Massey Building, 5707 Huntsman Road (next to the Virginia Aviation Museum) at the Richmond International Airport.

When: Public tours will be available Wednesday, May 4, 2:30-5:30 p.m.

Agenda:

9 to 9:30 a.m.	Aircraft Arrival/Setup, Crew Breakfast
9:30 to 10 a.m.	Press Briefing (see agenda below)/Emergency Management/ VIP Tours of P-3
10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.	School Tours (see schedule, below)
2:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.	Public Tours of P-3

For more information about the aircraft, visit:

• Lockheed WP-3D Orion Aircraft: NOAA Aircraft Operations Center (http://www.aoc.noaa.gov/aircraft_lockheed.htm)

For the media:

• "Miss Piggy" to Teach Virginians about Hurricanes (news release)
• Hurricane Hunter Aircraft "Miss Piggy" to Visit Central Virginia on Wednesday (media advisory)
• Detailed Event Agenda
• Red Cross Encourages Lifesafing Preparedness Steps for Hurricane Season (33 KB pdf; American Red Cross news release)

Sponsoring partners: Dominion, one of the nation's largest producers of energy, is a chief sponsor for the Richmond Hurricane Awareness Tour visit.

Additional assistance is being provided by the Virginia Aviation Museum, Richmond International Airport, American Red Cross and Virginia Citizen Corps.