PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. (Aug. 19, 2019) – U.S. Marine Corps WWII veteran Grover Burdell Sassaman of Macon, Ga., will reunite with the aircraft he worked on more than 70 years ago, thanks to the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing in Peachtree City, Ga. Pilot Wes Stowers will fly the […]
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CAF Dixie Wing Adds Stearman PT-17 Biplane to Its WWII Fleet
The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing Warbird Museum has acquired the restoration project of a Stearman (Boeing) PT-17 (Model 75) biplane formerly used by the military as a primary trainer aircraft in the 1930s and 1940s. The Wing hopes to restore the plane with the talents of the Wing’s […]