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>> it was used to train first-time pilots. a lot of them are flown by barnstorming pilots. they are revered by those pilots the way some people love a model t or a little deuce coupe. they're restored. they're cared for. >> the steerman ashley is to ride in is owned by michael trushell who performs with the flying circus in northern virginia. >> we will simulate a bombing run. >> we replicate an old-time barnstorming act that was in the '30s and '40s and down comes the bomb. yes! >> i fly there just for fun. it's my excuse to go out on sundays and fly in circles. >> we do formation flying. >> ...

Would you like to be on one. i said yes, even though i didn't know what a steerman was. >> the steerman, he learns, is a treasured world war ii biplane. >> it was used to train first-time pilots. a lot of them are flown by barnstorming pilots. they are revered by those pilots the way some people love a model t or the little deuce coupe. they're restored, they're cared for. >> the steerman ashley is to ride in is owned by michael trushell, who performs with the flying circus in northern virginia. >> we're going to simulate a strafing and bombing run. >> we replicated an old-time barnstorming ac...