This film is historically important to aviation buffs.
Many aviation buffs think that such markings always meant the aircraft was assigned to a senior officer, but that tradition changed by 1960.
The idea is to have aviation buffs visit the Cradle, then travel to Republic to see the flight worthy warbirds take to the air.
The common saying among aviation buffs and pilots is that "the only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3".
Many were aviation buffs, from near and far.
Afterward, letters of support from aviation buffs, containing nearly $1 million worth of contributions, poured in.
Brunetti is an aviation buff and flew several times on the Concorde before it was de-commissioned.
(An aviation buff, he died in the crash of an experimental plane in 1997.)
Many are collectors of World War II flying memorabilia or simply aviation buffs.
For an aviation buff, the Discovery Wings cable channel is a dream come true - programs about planes and flying all day long.