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This 1974 Thrush SR2 is the plane Royal Flying Service proprietor Jock Warren flies today. It is more powerful than the 1976 Thrush SR2 that burned, with a Wright 1820 engine made for use on WWII B-17 bombers.

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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.