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WWII-Era WACO UPF-7 Trainer Restored After 50 Years Packed in Boxes

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The WACO UPF-7, a primary trainer aircraft used in the US government's Civilian Pilot Training Program from 1941, played a key role in preparing pilots during World War II. The plane was retired from service in 1953 and subsequently purchased by a Florida owner who dismantled it and stored the parts in boxes. Over the next five decades, the disassembled aircraft was moved three times before being rediscovered in 2002. RARE Aircraft later undertook a full restoration, returning the plane to airworthy condition. The historic trainer is now on display at the Historic Flight Foundation.

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