GALESBURG — Over 72 planes have already registered for Galesburg’s 51st Annual Stearman Fly-in. The fly-in — which includes a week’s worth of seminars, picnics and programs for the pilots of historic ...
GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) — Jim Ratliff always wanted to fly. As a young man growing up in Mississippi, Ratliff was always intrigued by planes and had aspirations to learn how to fly. He began his training ...
Piston-engined biplanes sit in the flight line on a grass field at the ready. Sunlight glints off their fabric-covered wings. Grizzled pilots form a rough half circle around the air boss as he points ...
GALESBURG, Ill. — The National Galesburg Fly-in is celebrating its 50th anniversary with the largest gathering of Stearmans since WWII from September 6 through September 11. More than 150 planes are ...
Owners of historic Stearman biplanes gathered at a private Goddard landing strip for lunch Friday during this weekend’s Stearman fly-in at the Lloyd Stearman Airport in Benton. Pilots flew in from as ...
JENNINGS, LA (KPLC) – A plane crashed at Stearman Fly-In in Jennings Saturday. Lisa Haag, organizer of the Stearman Fly-In which is going on at the same location, tells us the pilot who crashed was ...
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Aircraft lovers will have the chance to be up close and personal with planes in Benton this weekend. “This is a time when you get to walk around on the tarmac and get up close ...
JENNINGS, LA (KPLC) - The annual Stearman Fly-In attracts vintage plane lovers from all over the country for a fun weekend in Jennings. Ted Miller is running through his pre-flight checklist. He's one ...
GALESBURG, Ill. — It was known alternately as the Pilot Maker, the Yellow Peril and the Kaydet. By any name, a surprisingly large number of Lloyd Stearman’s most-often-produced plane still are flying ...