National Stearman Fly-In – Day 5

First- and second-grade students from Nielson Elementary School 547 N. Farnham St., Galesburg, IL, get a close-up look Friday morning (Sept. 5, 2008) at some of the airplanes brought to Galesburg Municipal Airport for the 37th National Stearman Fly-In. Jay Akely, Garden Prairie, IL, tells youngsters about the engine and propeller on his 1943 airplane, which is powered by a 220-horsepower Continental engine.

Photo: Robert Harrison, National Stearman Fly-In