A tribute to Donald Grundstrom

Red Baron Stearman By John Biondo jpbiondo.flysstearman@gmail.com Photos by the author except as noted 01. The model is shown with the fullscale Stearman that inspired it. Photo by Paul Brooks. How often in life do we meet someone of profound influence and connection? This article is about such an influence and is a tribute to a great aviator and collector of cherished aircraft. The late Donald Grundstrom was born in 1923 in Orion, Illinois. He entered Army Air Corps training at the beginning of World War II. His mother’s illness pulled him from Air Corps training…