Its modifications make it far tougher to fly than other warbirds, which, after all, were built for 19-year-olds to handle.
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He has 17 warbirds--World War II fighters such as the Rare Bear, a Grumman F8F Bearcat that has set records as the world's fastest piston-driven plane, hitting 528 mph.
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Lewis became good friends with legendary test pilot Chuck Yeager, as well as with Steve Hinton and Stewart Dawson, two of the top pilots flying warbirds Hinton is the only other pilot allowed to fly Glacier Girl.