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The best glider pilots in North America over the age of 55 gather for the Senior Soaring National Championships. In :60, see why they call soaring the greatest test of all.

The best glider pilots in North America over the age of 55 gather for the Senior Soaring National Championships. Former fighter pilots and commercial airline pilots call soaring the greatest test of all.

The most effective, devastating and romanticized aircraft of WWII was the B-17. Countless books and movies dramatize the Flying Fortress and the 10-men crews that flew them. Here is a chance to take a rare flight in the plane that ruled the skies.

How are you making a difference? In this episode, we shine the light on people who have devoted their careers (or their free time!) toward helping people start Growing Bolder themselves.

Betty Wall Strohfus was one of a handful of female pilots in World War II. She was in her 70s when she felt compelled to honor her fellow WASPs by telling her story. Now at 91, she's more proud, passionate and feisty than ever.

This week's guests include movie and TV star Robert Wagner, the legendary Bob Barker, Harriet Anderson, a 73-year-old Ironman triathlete, and we go Inside the Story with the best glider pilots in North America.

The Tuskegee Airmen have been immortalized for their heroism in WWII. They fought two wars, one against the Axis powers, the other against prejudice at home. Fewer than 50 Red Tail pilots are alive today, so we jumped at the chance to meet three.