TROY — This weekend, 1940′s era biplanes will take to the skies over the Miami Valley.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 5:30 p.m., Marla Boone has been flying planes since she was 24.
“It’s all I ever wanted to do,” Boone said.
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But she has been the caretaker of a UPF-7 plane for three years. The plane is 83 years old, built September 14, 1941.
“Obviously, it’s been restored, the engine’s been rebuilt,” Boone said.
And flying the plane is what Boone loves to do.
The only thing she loves more is taking someone else for a ride.
News Center 7′s Xavier Hershovitz took a ride with Boone in her historic biplane.
All of this is about preserving history.
Mike Ullery is the Co-Chair of this year’s WACO Fly-In at the WACO Air Museum in Troy.
“We are all about telling the history of WACO aircraft and the WACO industry here in Troy,” Ullery said.
It’s not just about sharing history, but experiencing it too.
“We need to always remember where we came from, and if we just let it fall by the wayside. The next generations won’t remember it, and it’s something that we need to share with our children,” Ullery said.
That’s the whole idea of the rides, experiencing a piece of American History that just happened to live in Troy.
“It’s a privilege every time. It really is phenomenal,” Boone said.
If you want to a rude on a biplane yourself, find out more information on the Waco Fly-In at their website.
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