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1946 Luscombe 8A airplane photographed in 1948. Ames, Iowa, USA. Scanned film with significant grain.
The airplane shown is a Stearman PT-17 biplane which was used by the US Army and US Navy to train pilots leading up to, and during, WWII.  The airplane was used in basic, or primary, training of new pilots.  The photo shows the full airplane from the right front quarter view.  One can see the silhouette of the pilot's head in the cockpit.  The engine is not running.  The markings on the lower wing can be seen and show US Army.  The photo is a classic sepia tone and evokes a clear feeling of history and nostalgia.
Private Airplanes
Morlaix, France - September 18 2022: The Stearman (Boeing) Model 75 is a biplane formerly used as a military trainer aircraft.
Retro style picture of the biplane.
Hillsboro, Oregon, USA - May 22, 2022 :  Vicky Benzing, PhD and 1940 Boeing Stearman aerobatic airplane flying with a white trail of smoke. The Air Show in Hillsboro, Oregon is a very popular event each year. The theme for 2022 was “She Flies with her own wings.” All performers, pilots and announcers were women. Hillsboro is a suburb of the city of Portland, Oregon.
Miramar, California, USA - September 21, 2023: A Naval Aircraft Factory N3N training aircraft arrives for America's Airshow 2023.
Yellow biplane flying through broken clouds and blue sky
historical biplane on a runway
Porterfield LP-65 airplane in livery used for the 2003 National Air Tour flying at Blakesburg, Iowa, USA, September 1, 2008.  Built in 1941.
A close-up of a bi-plane cockpit on a dramatic sky
Boeing Stearman PT-17 Kaydet Biplane Trainer on Tarmac
Beautiful restored Boeing Stearman biplane with 15 Liter Starengine.
This historic biplane has been restored to flyable condition and in this photo is operating in Centennial Colorado.
Beautiful restored Boeing Stearman biplane landing touching down. Nostalgic vintage training biplane aircraft from WW2.
Hillsboro, Oregon, USA - May 22, 2022 :  Vicky Benzing, PhD and 1940 Boeing Stearman aerobatic airplane waving at the airshow crowd. The Air Show in Hillsboro, Oregon is a very popular event each year. The theme for 2022 was “She Flies with her own wings.” All performers, pilots and announcers were women. Hillsboro is a suburb of the city of Portland, Oregon.
historical biplane during take off
Wilkinson Lorin L HATZ XB-II biplane taxiing at an airport with grass taxiway and runway. Blakesburg, Iowa, USA on August 31, 2008.
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Biplane with 9-cylinder double-row radial engine on a cloudy day
An old bi-plane presented with a long exposure.
Miramar, California, USA - September 22, 2023: Vicky Benzing's 1940 Stearman sits in the hangar at America's Airshow 2023.
Denver, Colorado, USA: 1930 Alexander Eaglerock Model A-14 NC205Y, a fixed-gear three-seater biplane powered by a Wright J-5 Whirlwind engine, at Denver International Airport, Concourse B - The Alexander Airplane Company built 893 Eaglerock aircraft in Englewood and later in Colorado Springs between 1926 and 1932.  This airplane, from its construction in 1930 to the early 1940's, carried mail and passengers from Rapid City, S.D. Eaglerocks were used as photographic platforms and crop sprayers, for barnstorming and even Competitive racing.
Leszno, Poland - June 17 2023: Antidotum Airshow Leszno 2023 and show of flying helicopter and planes alone and in a group
Airplane taxiing at Ottumwa, Iowa, USA airport in 1963. Scanned film with significant grain.
Yellow biplane on the blue sky.
A beautifully restored Steersman PT-17 trainer aircraft, this one in the livery of the early 1940’s, flies by at Massey Aerodrome, a small grass field on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
Old World War II Bomber on an military air base
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