HANCOCK COUNTY, Ind. — A Zionsville teacher fulfilled a lifelong dream Wednesday.
"I try not to get emotional about this. I wanted to do this when I was 10," Brittany Moon said. "I knew it was going to happen."
The sixth-grade teacher at Zionsville Middle School spent the day with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, who are in town for the Crossroads Air Show this weekend at Indianapolis Regional Airport in Hancock County.
Moon, who is also a pilot and a member of several aviation groups, said she couldn't believe she finally got a chance to fly with the Blue Angels. She also shared a special message with her students.
"It's amazing. Now, as a 34-year-old woman, I'm finally getting the chance that I never took. So if I could tell anything to my students, 'Don't stop dreaming,'" Moon said.
She was nominated by her peers for the experience.
The Crossroads Air Show returns to Indianapolis for the first time since 2012 on Oct. 28 and 29.
In addition to the Blue Angels, the list of performers at the air show includes:
- P-51 Red Tail Mustang “Tuskegee Airmen”
- U.S. Special Operations Command Parachute Team “The Para-Commandos”
- Rob Holland
- Redline Jet Team
- “Spanish Lady” T-6G Texan
Here is the schedule for the weekend event:
- 7:30 a.m. – Parking lots open
- 8 a.m. – Photo tour (additional ticket required)
- 9 a.m. – Public gates open
- Noon – Aerial performances begin
- 5 p.m. – Aerial performances end and show concludes
For tickets and more information on the show, click here.