
Crop Duster
Clip: Season 6 Episode 8 | 3m 43sVideo has Closed Captions
A Waupun crop duster follows in the footsteps of his grandfather.
Damon Reabe comes from a long line of pilots in his family. His grandfather, a WWII veteran, started the family crop dusting business in the 1940s. The business was continued by Reabe’s father and uncles, and now Damon Reabe co-owns Dairyland Aviation and Reabe Spraying Service. He discusses how far the industry of aerial application has come since it began in the 1920s.
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Crop Duster
Clip: Season 6 Episode 8 | 3m 43sVideo has Closed Captions
Damon Reabe comes from a long line of pilots in his family. His grandfather, a WWII veteran, started the family crop dusting business in the 1940s. The business was continued by Reabe’s father and uncles, and now Damon Reabe co-owns Dairyland Aviation and Reabe Spraying Service. He discusses how far the industry of aerial application has come since it began in the 1920s.
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