Star Tribune from Minneapolis, Minnesota • Page 292

Ptanes One of the participants, dressed in flying Jacket and scarf of the era, stood near a lineup of some of the restored World War II planes. rr Mir lr brought mr out at the vhjdows and into Ihr NrM." 7 Introducing Secret Miracle Temporary Wrinkle Smoother Why not invest a little time toddy and look years younger tonight? Now there's an exciting new cosmetic that can temporarily sm(Xth away wrinkles for up to 8 hours. It's called Secret Miracle. And its unique blend of beauty ingredients works within minutes of application to smooth over wrinkles, crow's feet, to fly." He got his chance this year as he piloted the C47 fufl of paratroopers through realistic combat-zone drops. They were so realistic, there was even a casualty.

One trooper broke a collarbone on landing. Mabrey, 48. owner of Aircraft Electronics at Anoka County Airport, said he wasn't old enough to be realty involved with WW but said, "I used to live in a two-story house, and I'd spend weeks making models of planes, then put them on a string out my window, douse them with gas, and send them down the string to crash and bum." Now his activities are more constructive. He and other members spend their spare time making real planes come alive again. They are currently replacing the engines on the C47.

Through their efforts it is kept in new condition, even though the plane has the most air time 8 1 .000 hours of any plane of it's type in the world that is stil flying. The plane was built in 1939. saw service in Canada during the war, then was part of North Central Airline's fleet from 1 952-66. The wing also owns and is restoring a T6 trainer, a plane that has been rebuilt to resemble the Japanese Zero. Weske, 46, co-owner of the C47 with Mabrey, is a North Central employee in the maintenance division.

"I used to draw them al when I was in grade school during the war. About twenty years ago I began to dream of owning one." Now he does, and the pride illuminates his face' as he serves as co-pilot of theC47. Even a few of the real heroes of the war attend the Texas show. Pappy Boyington, of "Black Sheep" fame, sits in a booth in one of the hangars. Now, instead of scoring hits on enemy planes, he talks with some of the show's thousands of visitors some too young to remember what it was al about, many others too old to forget and he poses for pictures and sefls and autographs copies of his book.

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field takes on all the characteristics of a WW II combat base. Pilots Bi Worringer. Btoormngton. Paul Weske. Crystal, Ray Maybrey.

Coon Rapids, and naff a dozen other members of the Minnesota Wing of the Confederate Air Force took Minnesota into this pretend war by flying a C47 troop-carrier to the event. The wing has over 100 active members. Each has his own reason for paying the 1 25 annual dues and donating his energy to restoring various WW I aircraft. For Worringer, 53, it's a chance to do what he was trained for. Worringer now lives in Bkxxnington and is a DC9 captain for North Central Airlines.

But in May of 1945, he had just graduated from the Air Force Flight School. War in Europe promptly ended, and there were already enough pilots in the Pacific. End of a combat pilot's career. Until he joined the Confederate Air Force. "I've been to the Texas air show eight times," said just a great love of the old planes I never got a chance suddenly look so much better.

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