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What it's like to fly in a WWII-era biplane

WBUR | By Peter O'Dowd
Published August 6, 2025 at 10:44 AM CDT

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Jason Wade, a farmer in the Mississippi Delta, has a World War II-era biplane that he still takes flight in.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd reports on his 2019 trip soaring through the air with Wade.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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