BOEING STEARMAN LEAVING FORT MORGAN AIRPORT

The Stearman was first produced in the 1930s. It served through WW II as a primary trainer (Stearman PT-17 Kaydet) and afterwards as an ag spray plane and pleasure craft. Many of these old radial-engine beauties are still flying.

SNJ ADVANCED TRAINER

The naval variant of the famous WW II era North American AT-6 advanced trainer was designated SNJ. Thousands were built and used by allied countries around the world. The aircraft pictured is used for pylon racing and sports an embellished paint scheme.

BEECH EXPEDITOR

The Beech C-45 was a widely-used light cargo plane and "errand boy" for the Army Air Force in WW II. A number of Expeditors had second careers with state and federal forestry and wildlife agencies in the 1950s and 1960s.

Beech C-45 Expeditor

This particular C-45 made several appearances at the Fort Morgan Airport on annual Glenn Miller Weekend fly-ins. A couple of years ago it suffered mechanical problems over Niwot, Colorado and crashed. The pilot and copilot survived, but the plane was dest

PT-17 Kaydet

Many different aircraft were pressed into service as primary trainers in the late 1930s and during WW II. But the radial-engined Stearman biplane stands out as the most classic.

Yak-52 FORMATION FLYING OVER FORT MORGAN AIRPORT

YAK-52 trio over Fort Morgan, Colorado Airport. A sight I never expected to see. The break-up of the Soviet Bloc allowed western aircraft buffs to purchase a variety of interesting old warplanes and trainers.