{"id":416781,"date":"2026-05-14T11:09:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theproductofdesign.com\/site\/mid-america-flight-museums-gee-bee-qed-ii-flies-vintage-aviation-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T11:09:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:09:18","slug":"mid-america-flight-museums-gee-bee-qed-ii-flies-vintage-aviation-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theproductofdesign.com\/site\/mid-america-flight-museums-gee-bee-qed-ii-flies-vintage-aviation-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Mid America Flight Museum&#8217;s Gee Bee QED II Flies! &#8211; Vintage Aviation News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"683\" width=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gee-Bee-QED-II-replica-1024x683.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" \/>\n<div>The Mid America Flight Museum celebrated the successful first flight of Jim Moss\u2019s restored Gee Bee QED II at Grimes Municipal Airport near Urbana, Ohio where it was restored. 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