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The steerman goes to the repair shop. >> airplanes can get fixed. runways can get fixed. people don't get fixed that easy. >> whoa! >> there's 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.
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 what's happened is also due to a feature of his vintage plane. its finicky brakes. >> it's notorious to be a tough airplane to land. when i landed in fighting the wind, it was gusty. i touched down on the main wheels. t...
A vintage plane lands at washington international airport, and flips upside down. caught on two cameras. >> i was just shocked. i couldn't 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 we're going to be flying steermans into national airport, 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 f...
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 act that was done in the '30s and '40s. >> six shots, down comes the bomb. yes! >> i fly there just for fun. it's my excuse to go out on sundays and fly in circles. the beginning of the show, we do formation flying. we'll do comedy acts. i did what's called a balloon shoot. >> he is to fly the steerman in an event promoting a 3-d fi...
Prove to be the most widely distributed story of his career in journalism. >> it's a camera that i've owned for less than 12 hours and it's 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 don't get fixed that easy. >> whoa! whoa! >> there are a lot of fortunate things that happened that day. the most important 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. when "caught on cam...