The author is undergoing training in a 1943 Boeing-Stearman, finding it simple in the air but exceptionally challenging on the ground due to poor visibility, high drag, and twitchy landing gear. The ...
Veterans from Meadowlark Estates Gracious Retirement Living and through the VFW Foundation were invited to fly in a Boeing Stearman biplane on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. Fred Aumick served in the U.S.
CENTENNIAL, Colo. — The olive-green flight suit was older than many of the family members gathered on the tarmac at Centennial Airport. Robert “Bob” Fleak tugged at its zipper, smiling faintly. “Yes,” ...
The centennial of naval aviation is being celebrated at this year’s National Stearman Fly-In at Galesburg, Ill., an event that is marking its 40th anniversary itself. Events take place from 10 a.m. to ...
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Minnesota aviator's restored airplane has starring role in new Mission Impossible movie
When a beat-up, World War II-era Stearman biplane was in need of a good home in 1980, aviator Ray Johnson decided to take it in. "It was literally in our house, growing up," said Sherry Christenson, ...
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