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NAMES & FACES
ARBARA MANDRELL is tak-
with the Navy's Blue Angels corps
of stunt pilots at the end of May,
reports Hollywood columnist Mad-
lyn Beck.
The training includes submerg-
ing herself under water in a simu-
lated aircraft, learning to eject
herself from a pilot's seat and
climbing a ladder for rescue by
helicopter. Was she scared?
"I was a little afraid, but I
screwed up my guts and did what I
had to do."
And why go through it at all?
"Because I've always wanted to
be a jet pilot." Oh.
Barbara Mandrell
ing crash survival training to
prepare for a flying stint
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