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ometimes a great plan comes together. Sometimes it has to be dismantled, stitched, glued, ironed, painted, adorned and reassembled first. Such is the story of Baby Lakes.
In 2016, local pilot Bill Walker recognized an opportunity to rescue a classic aircraft and give it a new home. As a member of the Board of Directors for the North Carolina Museum of Aviation, he had knowledge of the museum’s collection of vintage planes. One model, a 1960 Oldfield Baby Great Lakes biplane, was in decline, but he recognized its potential right away. As a co-owner of Golden Isles Aviation, the fixed base operator (FBO) at McKinnon St. Simons Island Airport, Walker had the facility, (continues)
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ELEGANT ISLAND LIVING
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Today, Baby Lakes, resplendent in its new cherry-red paint job and vibrant black and white livery, flies above visitors at the St. Simons Island airport with Barney Oldfield forever in the cockpit.
