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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! >> 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. if you made a list of countries from around the world... ...with the best math scores. ...the united states would be on that list. in 25th place. let's raise academi...

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 replicate an old barnstorming activity 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 aerobatic acts. we'll ...

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, the 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 ...

Prove fatal. >> if you just undo your straps, you will fall out, you could break your neck. it's a hazard. a lot of people survive crashes, then hurt themselves in just getting out of the airplane. >> you okay? >> yep. >> mike, being the consummate pro pilot, dropped out of his harness and helped me drop out of the cockpit. >> with his camera still rolling, ashley scrambles free. >> the next thing we heard were sirens. >> you guys okay? >> we're fine, thank you. >> as emergency vehicles race toward the plane, ashley and mike realize the plane itself has saved their lives. >> the plane was rest...

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 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 wha...