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Picture of the day: Back in the air

By General Aviation News Staff · September 19, 2016 ·

Patrick Weeden sent in this photo, explaining: “Almost 19 years to the day since it last flew, this 1928 Stearman C3B returned to the skies over Brodhead, Wisconsin, on Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. The aircraft is owned by the Kelch Aviation Museum at Brodhead Airport.”

stearman-c3b

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  1. Mária Nucci says

    September 20, 2016 at 11:52 am

    True! Great picture of a beautiful little plane. But 19 years? There must be a story………

  2. Joe Gutierrez says

    September 20, 2016 at 10:17 am

    Awsom airplane, great pic..thanks

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