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Thousands of flight fans attend annual Cracker Fly-In
Plane buffs soak in all things aero at Lee Gilmer Airport
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A plane prepares to take flight at the 46th Annual Cracker Fly-In at Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport in Gainesville on Saturday. The event featured around 200 planes. - photo by Erin O. Smith
You might could find somebody as proud of their plane as John Hess was at Saturday’s 46th annual Cracker Fly-In. But, you’d be hard pressed to do so. To hear him describe this Beech AT-11 he bought four years ago.