Pilot soars past world record

Published: Saturday, May 3 2008 12:19 a.m. MDT

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Lt. Col. Michael Brill,a 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot, prepares to don his helmet before flying a combat mission over Iraq on Friday.

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Lt. Col. Michael Brill, above, a 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot, prepares to don his helmet before flying a combat mission over Iraq on Friday. Col. Brill, right, broke the world record for F-16 Fighting Falcon flying hours when he surpassed his own 6,000-hour world record. Col. Brill is deployed from Hill Air Force Base and says he's willing to shoot for 7,000 hours before he retires.

Lt. Col. Michael Brill, above, a 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot, prepares to don his helmet before flying a combat mission over Iraq on Friday. Col. Brill, left, broke the world record for F-16 Fighting Falcon flying hours when he surpassed his own 6,000-hour world record. Col. Brill is deployed from Hill Air Force Base and says he's willing to shoot for 7,000 hours before he retires.

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