Pilot Dean Moburg talks with Judy Bauer, Buffalo Bill Wild West and Military History Festival co-organizer, and Jennifer Davoren, Leavenworth Convention and Visitors Bureau tourism services and community relations coordinator, about his World War II Boeing B75NI Stearman plane June 9, 2026, at Sherman Army Airfield at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Moburg will perform a flyover for the festival in the 1942 plane at noon June 27, 2026, and will make several passes over Cherokee Street and the surrounding area in Leavenworth. While sharing history tidbits about the Stearman — such as that it was used by both the Army and Navy for training WWII pilots — as well as tales of his personal experiences in the plane — including that his face got so cold during the Veterans Day flight that he had difficulty talking — Moburg told those gathered to see his plane that he named it “Nelle” using his ex-wife’s least favorite nickname. Fort Leavenworth will have various representation at the Buffalo Bill Wild West and Military History Festival June 26 and 27, 2026,. K-9 teams from the 67th Military Police (Military Working Dog) Detachment will be giving demonstrations, Leavenworth High School Junior ROTC cadets will provide a color guard and rifle team demonstrations, riders with the Fort Leavenworth Hunt will be staged in the festival area, the 35th Infantry Division Band will be performing a concert, military vehicles will be on display, and more. For information about the festival, visit https://leavenworthhistory.org/buffalo-bill-wild-west-military-history-festival/. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp
| Date Taken: | 06.10.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.12.2026 09:40 |
| Photo ID: | 9745505 |
| VIRIN: | 260610-A-GL610-1213 |
| Resolution: | 1600x1068 |
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| Location: | KANSAS, US |
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