With Dolores Saulque snug in the cockpit of the World War II-era biplane, pilot Darryl Fisher offered his 88-year-old passenger some advice. “We won’t be able to talk while we’re in the air,” he said.

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. — 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 ...

Eight veterans were taken for a ride in a 1930s-era Stearman biplane as a thank you for their service in World War II and Korea. Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation Although millions of people have ...

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 ...

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 ...

Six of the legendary Stearman aircraft flew over Naval Air Station Pensacola on Saturday to kick off the civilian flight demonstration for the 2019 Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show. The planes flew in ...

MALDEN, Mo. (KFVS) - Pilots who fly vintage World War II planes stopped in the Heartland for training. “It’s been amazing. People have driven up to two hours they said, because they heard we were ...

Willard Duke was an integral part of starting the Stearman Fly-In more than two decades ago. "We do it once a year. We've been doing it 28 years here right at this place," said Duke. Dozens of age-old ...

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. — 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 ...