MODESTO — Modesto residents, don't be alarmed if you see WWII aircraft flying across the sky. The North American Trainer Association is in Modesto for a four-day clinic. Bruce McGrew has been ...
The over-90-year-old aircraft were first developed in the 1930s and became widely used as trainers throughout World War II. Nearly 11,000 Stearmans were built, but only around 1,000 are still flying.
"There is a chance to see those aircraft flying." Mr Makowski said the fascination with World War II-era flying machines had diminished little over the 80 years since the conflict's end.