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Vimy Aerial View, Java, Indonesia, 1994

"Airworthy again, [a replica of a] Vimy [biplane] sails over Java's lush, densely populated farmlands [and tropical forests]. 'By this time my face was raw, peeling continuously from sun and wind,' says [pilot Peter] McMillan. Netted arm guards near the propellers help keep the rest of him intact."

—From "The Vimy Flies Again," May 1995, National Geographic magazine

Photograph by James L. Stanfield