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4 unusual facts about Orbis International


Cal Air International

Both DC-10's G-BJZD & G-BJZE went to FedEx in the USA while G-GCAL operates as a flying eye hospital for Orbis International.

Eleanor Searle

The Orbis International DC-10 converted to a "state of the art" eye hospital provides care for surgically correctable eye disease.

Her contributions included the establishment of the Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers of Houston Grand Opera, patronage for Orbis International, and, together with her second husband, an important role in the development of Baylor College of Medicine.

Her later years were consumed with raising funds for a historic restoration, the Heritage Center Museum, in Plymouth, Ohio, the Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers Concert of Arias, and a continuation of fund raising for Orbis International initiated by her husband.



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