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This 1976 Thrush SR2 crop spraying airplane, which burned after a hard emergency landing on Aug. 14 in the bar pit of Highway 26, is the first plane purchased by Jock Warren when he launched the Royal Flying Service in 1977. A RFS employee works on detaching the wings so it can be transported to a salvage yard in Idaho.

This 1976 Thrush SR2 crop spraying airplane, which burned after a hard emergency landing on Aug. 14 in the bar pit of Highway 26, is the first plane purchased by Jock Warren when he launched the Royal Flying Service in 1977. A RFS employee works on detaching the wings so it can be transported to a salvage yard in Idaho.

September 15, 2012

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Burnt old crop sprayer "kind of sad to see"
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Burnt old crop sprayer "kind of sad to see"

ROYAL CITY - When Royal Flying Service owner Jock Warren lost an airplane to fire last month, he lost not only a piece of machinery but also an old friend.