On Thursday, July 14th, these cool planes flew into Swift Current. On Friday, they gave rides and shared information about these planes. Many people came out to see the vintage wings - training airplanes that were used for WW2.
the Harvard Mark IV, which was an advanced trainer (pilots would train in the other two (below) before training in this plane)
I have never heard such a loud small plane - 600 hp
the Boeing Stearman biplane
the Fairchild Cornell (which was used as a primary trainer)
The pilots gave rides in the morning and then were grounded in the afternoon because of the wind. In late afternoon, they started up again and gave a few more rides.
The Southwest Flying Club had a BBQ around 5:30 and a historical powerpoint put on by the Museum.
The planes departed for Regina after 7 pm.
For more information and an audio interview by one of the pilots, check out Swift Current Online's version of the story:
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