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A vintage plane lands at washington international airport, and flips upside down. caught on two cameras. >> i was just shocked. i couldnt figure out why that would happen. >> in june 2010, ashley halsey iii, transportation reporter for the washington post, is invited by a friend to take a ride on a vintage plane. >> he said were going to be flying steermans into national airport, would you like to be on one. i said yes, even though i didnt know what a steerman was. >> the steerman, he learns, is...

T or the little deuce coupe. theyre restored, theyre cared for. >> the steerman ashley is to ride in is owned by michael trushell, who performs with the flying circus in northern virginia. >> were going to simulate a strafing and bombing run. >> we replicated an act that was done in the 30s and 40s. >> six shots, down comes the bomb. yes! >> i fly there just for fun. its my excuse to go out on sundays and fly in circles. the beginning of the show, we do formation flying. well do aerobatic acts. ...

The way some people love a model "t" or a little deuce coupe. theyre restored, theyre cared for. >> the steerman ashley is to ride in is owned by michael trushell, who performs with the flying circus in northern virginia. >> were going to simulate a strafing and bombing run. >> we replicate an oldtime barn storming act that was done in the 30s and 40s. >> six shots, down comes the bomb. yes! >> i fly there just for fun. its my excuse to go out on sundays and fly in circles. the beginning of the ...

Took a heck of an impact because we flipped over hard. >> the steerman is one tough little plane. >> it was built for training. they knew they were going to be abused. they knew people were going to be flipping them over and it was just a really well designed airplane. >> in hindsight, mike realizes whats happened is also due to a feature of his vintage plane. its finicky brakes. >> its notorious to be a tough airplane to land. when i landed in fighting the wind, it was gusty. i touched down on ...

A vintage plane lands at washington international airport and flips upsidedown. caught on two cameras. >> i was just shocked. i couldnt figure out why that would happen. >> in june 2010, ashley halsey iii, transportation reporter for the "washington post," is invited by a friend to take a ride on a vintage plane. >> he said were going to be flying steermans into national airport, would you like to be on one? i said yes, even though i didnt know what a steerman was. >> the steerman, he learns, is...

Took a heck of an impact because we flipped over hard. >> the steerman is one tough little plane. >> it was built for training. they knew they were going to be abused. they knew people were going to be flipping them over and it was just a really well designed airplane. >> in hindsight, mike realizes whats happened is also due to a feature of his vintage plane. its finicky brakes. >> its notorious to be a tough airplane to land. when i landed in fighting the wind, it was gusty. i touched down on ...

They are revered by those pilots the way some people love a model t or the little deuce coupe. theyre restored, theyre cared for. >> the steerman ashley is to ride in is owned by michael trushell, who performs with the flying circus in northern virginia. >> were going to simulate a strafing and bombing run. >> we replicated an act that was done in the 30s and 40s. >> six shots, down comes the bomb. yes! >> i fly there just for fun. its my excuse to go out on sundays and fly in circles. the begin...

Less than 12 hours, and its been picked up all around the world. >> while the video goes viral, the steerman goes to the repair shop. >> airplanes can get fixed. runways can get fixed. people dont get fixed that easy. >> whoa! >> theres a lot of very fortunate things happened that day. the most fortunate thing is nobody got hurt. >> coming up -- rafters are stranded in an icy raging river. >> there are no guarantees that they would be successfully rescued. [ male announcer ] when you have sinus ...

Mike realize the plane itself has saved their lives. >> the plane was resting on its upper wing, upside down. took a heck of an impact because we flipped over hard. >> the steerman is one tough little plane. >> it was built for training. they knew they were going to be abused. they knew people were going to be flipping them over and it was just a really well designed airplane. >> in hindsight, mike realizes whats happened is also due to a feature of his vintage plane. its finicky brakes. >> its ...

In journalism. >> it was a camera i owned for less than 12 hours, and its been picked up all around the world. >> while the video goes viral, the steerman goes to the repair shop. >> airplanes can get fixed. runways can get fixed. people dont get fixed that easy. >> whoa! >> theres a lot of very fortunate things happened that day. the most fortunate thing is nobody got hurt. >> coming up -- rafters are stranded in an icy raging river. >> there are no guarantees that they would be successfully re...