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Sparky Barnes

Puckett Field’s soaring legacy

By Sparky Barnes · September 8, 2019 ·

“When you have flown in a glider, you have flown.”

Earthrounder receives Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award

By Sparky Barnes · July 2, 2019 ·

Ann Holtgren Pellegreno recreated Amelia Earhart’s flight in 1967.

The savior of the Staggerwing fleet

By Sparky Barnes · May 22, 2019 ·

Had it not been for Serial Number 330’s spectacular survival, the much-beloved Staggerwings may never have existed in great numbers, much less enjoyed an ongoing popularity for 80-plus years.

Paying homage to the sleek Swift

By Sparky Barnes · April 7, 2019 ·

The Swift Museum Foundation may be the only type club that has a museum dedicated to one airplane.

An epic cross country for the Littlefield trio

By Sparky Barnes · December 23, 2018 ·

A family flies to Antique Airfield in Iowa, with dad, mom, and son each flying an airplane.

Fun flyer: A 1964 Stits Playboy

By Sparky Barnes · December 3, 2018 ·

Pat Schmitz of Albion, Nebraska, brought his rare Stits Playboy to the Antique Airplane Association fly-in.

Starships, Bonanzas, Staggerwings and more flock to Beech Party

By Sparky Barnes · November 11, 2018 ·

The 44th annual Beech Party was attended by a wide variety of Beech and non-Beech aircraft.

Homage to the Golden Age

By Sparky Barnes · November 7, 2018 ·

Dave and Jeanne Allen are well known in the antique airplane community as a husband-and-wife restoration team, tackling several Waco projects.

Blakesburg: Following the dream, preserving the memories

By Sparky Barnes · September 30, 2018 ·

Back to Blakesburg has become an annual pilgrimage for many.

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