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A Mississippi farmer's World War II-era biplane takes flight

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This week Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd reported on an autonomous, electric crop duster in California. It reminded him of the last time he did a story about a crop duster.

It was 2019 in Mississippi. Buckle up and hold on. His ride in the World War II era biplane was one to remember.

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