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Originally Posted by milt
I used to stand out near the field at my grandmother's place 30 miles out of Bakersfield in the 50's. This is exactly what I saw. Barnstorming put to practical use.
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Yeah! I spent some time in one of those too. The old Stearmans made aerial application practical. Although they weren't very safe. The military had 220 HP engines on them and some cropdusters actually put 600 HP Pratts on some. I'll bet someone, somewhere still flies some.