HASTINGS, Neb. (News Channel Nebraska) - A rare piece of World War II history will take to the skies over Hastings Saturday, and attendees will have the option to see the city from a birds-eye view.

Pilots with the Commemorative Air Force and the Nebraska Antique Airplane Association are bringing vintage aircraft to the city, including a Fairchild PT-19 trainer built in 1942.

The PT-19 was one of the first planes young pilots trained on before heading into combat during the war.

“Over 7,000 were made, and they were designed to conduct the initial pilot training for the Air Force,” said airline captain and Commemorative Air Force member David Ott. “Out of the 7,000, only about 70 are still registered, and probably only a dozen or two dozen still fly regularly.”

Ott is a graduate from th

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