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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 replicate 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 form...

Brakes, they stick. if you look at the video, you will see the smoke coming out from the tires, and it is obvious that it is a brake lockup. >> for ashley, this video may prove to be the most widely distributed story of his career in journalism. >> it was a camera i 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! >> there's a lot of very fortunate things happened that day. the most fortunate thing is nobod...

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 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 bra...

>> he is to fly the steerman in an event promoting a 3-d film on flying. ashley halsey decides this is the perfect time to try out a camera he's just bought. >> the camera was new to me. i played with it so that i knew how to start it and stop it with relative confidence. >> nothing to worry about. we're just going to go up in a plane. and here's the plane. >> on june 8th, halsey and trushell meet and take off from an airport south of washington, d.c. >> and away we go. >> we were flying into national airport with reporters and dignitaries to attend the premiere of the movie at the smithsonian...

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 act that was done in the '30s and '40s. >> runs for his life and seeks shelter 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. the beginning of the show,...