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92-Year-Old Aviator Reflects on Lifetime of Flight

5/24/2025

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At 92, Ray Johnson, a passionate aviator from Minnesota, reflects on his incredible journey of restoring a WWII-era Stearman biplane over two decades. After flying it for another 20 years, he sold it for "Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning." Undeterred by age, he still soars through the skies in his Cessna Cardinal, determined to keep flying as long as possible.

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At 92, Ray Johnson, a passionate aviator from Minnesota, reflects on his incredible journey of restoring a WWII-era Stearman biplane over two decades. After flying it for another 20 years, he sold it for "Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning." Undeterred by age, he still soars through the skies in his Cessna Cardinal, determined to keep flying as long as possible.