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Vintage WWII plane makes stopover at Fort Leavenworth
1 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption - Photographers Sherwood Archibald of Lansing Photo Works and Dan Stillian of 1_good-I Photography take photos of Dean Moburg's World War II Boeing B75NI Stearman plane to be used to help promote the Buffalo Bill Wild West and Military History Festival June 9, 2026, at Sherman Army Airfield at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Moburg will perform a flyover at noon June 27, 2026, for the Buffalo Bill Wild West and Military History Festival. For information about the festival, visit https://leavenworthhistory.org/buffalo-bill-wild-west-military-history-festival/. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Prudence Siebert) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption - Judy Bauer poses with Dean Moburg's World War II Boeing B75NI Stearman plane while learning more about the plane's history from Moburg June 9, 2026, at Sherman Army Airfield at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Later this month, the Stearman will be used in a flyover during the Buffalo Bill Wild West and Military History Festival, for which Bauer serves as serves as co-organizer with Denise Souza, Leavenworth County Historical Society. Moburg will perform the flyover at noon June 27, 2026, and will make several passes over Cherokee Street and the surrounding area in Leavenworth. For information about the festival, visit https://leavenworthhistory.org/buffalo-bill-wild-west-military-history-festival/. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Prudence Siebert) VIEW ORIGINAL 3 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption - Photographer Sherwood Archibald of Lansing Photo Works takes photos of Nancy and Dean Moburg with their 1942 Stearman to be used help promote the upcoming Buffalo Bill Wild West and Military History Festival June 9, 2026, at Sherman Army Airfield at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The Moburgs, with Dean as pilot and Nancy riding along, will perform a flyover in the World War II-era plane at noon June 27, 2026, during the history festival in downtown Leavenworth, Kansas. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Prudence Siebert) VIEW ORIGINAL 4 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption - Pilot Dean Moburg talks with Judy Bauer, Buffalo Bill Wild West and Military History Festival co-organizer, and Jennifer Davoren, Leavenworth Convention and Visitors Bureau tourism services and community relations coordinator, about his World War II Boeing B75NI Stearman plane June 9, 2026, at Sherman Army Airfield at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Moburg will perform a flyover for the festival in the 1942 plane at noon June 27, 2026, and will make several passes over Cherokee Street and the surrounding area in Leavenworth. While sharing history tidbits about the Stearman - such as that it was used by both the Army and Navy for training WWII pilots - as well as tales of his personal experiences in the plane - including that his face got so cold during the Veterans Day flight that he had difficulty talking - Moburg told those gathered to see his plane that he named it "Nelle" using his ex-wife's least favorite nickname. Fort Leavenworth will have various representation at the Buffalo Bill Wild West and Military History Festival June 26 and 27, 2026,. K-9 teams from the 67th Military Police (Military Working Dog) Detachment will be giving demonstrations, Leavenworth High School Junior ROTC cadets will provide a color guard and rifle team demonstrations, riders with the Fort Leavenworth Hunt will be staged in the festival area, the 35th Infantry Division Band will be performing a concert, military vehicles will be on display, and more. For information about the festival, visit https://leavenworthhistory.org/buffalo-bill-wild-west-military-history-festival/. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Prudence Siebert) VIEW ORIGINAL 5 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption - Nancy Moburg looks at her husband Dean Moburg as they pose for photos with their 1942 Stearman to help promote the upcoming Buffalo Bill Wild West and Military History Festival June 9, 2026, at Sherman Army Airfield at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The Moburgs, with Dean as pilot and Nancy riding along, will perform a flyover in the World War II-era plane at noon June 27, 2026, during the history festival in downtown Leavenworth. Moburg, who is a Medical Corps veteran, also performed a flyover for the 2025 Leavenworth County Veterans Day Parade when the government shutdown precluded military participation. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Prudence Siebert) VIEW ORIGINAL
Vintage WWII plane makes stopover at Fort Leavenworth
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