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29 years to build, 15 years of flying

Tom Baker, 92, landed his hand-made Volmer amphibian aircraft at Bluegrass Airport in Lexington, Ky., on Thursday, October 30, 2008, where he is donating the plane to the Kentucky Aviation Museum. Baker built the plane from plans he bought and it took him 29 years to complete. He has been flying the plane, which can land on water or land, for 15 years. Read more about it.