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WWII Combat Veteran B-17 ‘The Pink Lady’ Update

Vintage Aviation News

During a recent conversation with Maxime Senante, founder and president of the French-based aviation apparel company Barnstormer , we discussed the current status of the airplane and the potential hope to see it airworthy once again. While the aircraft has remained grounded since then, it continues to be maintained in airworthy condition.

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Buying an Airplane

Plane and Pilot

Good, honest bankers , brokers , and backers who have been through many airplane acquisitions before will know the ropes and can guide you through the rough spots. Many times, people have fallen in love with a certain airplane type early on and will rush out to buy it, any one of it, as soon as they’re able. Believe me, stuff happens.

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From the archive: A Pleasant Time

Air Facts

.” It works on both airplanes. I get the same kick pouring on the coal and taking off in any airplane and feel just as good when I slick one on, or just as unsettled when I klunk one. So they are both airplanes. That’s why so many airline pilots are private pilots too and own airplanes. It’s in freedom.

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Pepsi-Cola Stinson Reliant at Oshkosh

Vintage Aviation News

Under its wings, stood Garry and Janne Ackerman of Plano, Texas, the owners of this magnificent machine, who told attendees all about the story of this airplane and the effort they helped start to return a basket case of an airplane back to its former glory. It is not known, however, for how long the aircraft was flown by Baird.