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On 30 June 2022, WWII Triple Ace CE ‘Bud’ Anderson and lifelong friend US Navy Ace Diz Laird flew in a 1940 Boeing Stearman Biplane with Dream Flights! Dreams Flights is an amazing organization that has flown over 5,ooo Veterans and Senior Care Residents. Their main sponsor is Sport Clips!
Thank you pilot Marcus Smith, Darryl Fisher, Merilyn Chaffee, and crew from Dream Flights! Also thank you to the Auburn, CA, VFW Honor Guard and CJ Machado for support!
1 WWII Aces Diz Laird and Bud Anderson
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3 Dream Flights Stearman Biplane
4 Dream Flight pilot Marcus Smith discusses flight details with Bud.
5 Auburn, CA, VFW Honor Guard
6 Bud with VFW Honor Guard. Thanks Guys!
7 Dream Flights Founder and President Darryl Fisher and pilot Marcus Smith brief the crowd on the upcoming flight.
8 Bud in the cockpit with pilot Marcus Smith
9 Bud getting out of the Steaman
10 Marcus signs a Dream Flight Hat for Bud after the flight.
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13 Dream Flight Steaman
22 Navy Ace Diz Laird after the flight with pilot Marcus Smith
291454502_10225270379401104_7910389013094704649_n-1 Diz with family after the flight.
291221121_5391157717602598_7301223634774018342_n Diz in the cockpit with being strapped in by pilot Marcus
18 Stearman over the Auburn Airport
16 Dream Flight Stearman
291210482_5089658211102423_8210112597315279706_n Bud signing the tail of the Dream Flight Stearman
24 Bud and Diz celebrating after their flights.
23 Bud and Diz celebrating with the Dream Flight Crew
290187412_5089447011123543_8143866624992718938_n-1 Bud presenting a special print to Wings Grill and Expresso Bar owner Connie Horning
25 Bud and Diz after an amazing day! Thanks Dream Flights.