PITTSBURG, Kan. — Early Friday afternoon, the sky above Pittsburg was host to a trio of old veterans, the oldest of which served during the Second World War as a trainer for countless American pilots. Christened “Grandpa’s Plane,” the Stearman biplane was built in Wichita in 1940, and served as a training aircraft in Missouri, Arizona, and California during the war. It was purchased in 1946 by William Fisher and has been in his family for four generations.
World War II trainer graces Pittsburg sky