October 28, 2008
Photo/Jack Hadley
Wayne “Chris” Christensen stands with the Ford Tri-Motor he flew in recently, thanks to the crew at Grand Canyon Valle Airport.
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It was a clear summer day in northern Minnesota. The year was 1933 and "barnstorming," where pilots would fly their planes to a small town and offer the residents an opportunity to go for a flight, was at its height of popularity.
By Jack Hadley
October 28, 2008