 Through fundraising efforts by schoolchildren, scouts, and others in the community, George Milligan raised enough money to buy the first aircraft, a twin engine Cessna, which was known as the bamboo bomber.The "Museum of Flight" in Seattle, Washington has Mercy Flights Retired plane "Iron Annie" on display, the Beech C-45H Expeditor was used on over 1100 missions in remote areas of Oregon, Washington and California.A membership program was established which provided people in the community an opportunity to contribute to Mercy Flights, while ensuring that they would be financially covered in the event that they needed air medical transportation.