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Local veterans take to the skies in open-cockpit World War II-era biplane

As the bright sun rose over the mountains Friday, 10 veterans wearing sweatshirts with the names of their living facility — The Ridge Senior Living — sat in a hangar, waiting to do something they had ...
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This World War I Plane Has Two Claims to Fame: It Was One of the Deadliest Fighter Aircraft of Its Time, and It Was Flown by Snoopy

Key takeaway: What is a Sopwith Camel? The Sopwith Camel was a famous fighter aircraft during World War I. It was a single-seat, single-engine biplane. On October 10, 1965, Snoopy, clad in aviator ...
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Local veteran soars in WWII-era biplane thanks to Dream Flights

SO MUCH. GIVE A THUMBS UP. JOE FINNERAN IS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF. IF YOU’RE READY, WE’RE GOING TO GET GOING. THE 75 YEAR OLD SERVED AS AN ARMY MEDIC IN VIETNAM, BUT TODAY, FOR TAKEOFF. HE’S COPILOT IN ...
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Dutch Fokker D.VII Fighter Looted During WWII to Be Returned

Eight decades after a Dutch Fokker D.VII Fighter was looted by Nazis, the World War I-era fighter biplane is set to return to the Netherlands, the National Military Museum (NMM) located there ...
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WWI Planes vs WWII Planes – Who Would Win?

A clash across eras takes flight as World War I biplanes face off against the faster, deadlier aircraft of World War II in IL-2 Battle of Stalingrad. This video showcases the chaos, mismatched duels, ...