 |  | | Roscoe Turner made his first flight with Gilmore, his pet lion, in 1930. As a cub, Gilmore went on many flights in the enclosed cabin of the Lockheed Air Express. | |
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The Roscoe Turner Flying Circus arrived in Lexington, Ky., in June 1925. As the highlight of a local celebration, an airship was to "fall in flames" for one mile over the University of Kentucky stadium.
During festivities on June 4, J.W. "Bugs" Fisher, a daredevil who had recently begun performing with Roscoe Turner, received an "unexpected thrill." According to the Lexington Herald, Roscoe Turner, piloting the aircraft, and Fisher had just returned to the Halley flying field from a flight. While Turner prepared to take a spin with Robert Radell, another pilot with the circus, Fisher hid in the undercarriage of the plane. |
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Some people see further than the rest of us. That's the case with extraordinary aviation artist Rick Broome, who's been turning his dreams into fantastic works of art for nearly half a century. Aviation enthusiasts worldwide have hailed his distinctive paintings.
At his pastoral home on Spring Lake in Colorado Springs, Broome is literally building his next dream from the ground up. Inspired by a recurring dream dating back to his days as a United Airlines flight line aircraft mechanic, he's building a new 2,500-foot studio based around an actual Boeing 727. The plane was brought to his cul-de-sac in the Broadmoor area last summer with a massive crane, leading some passersby to believe a plane had crashed in the lake. |
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