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EPISODE · May 30, 2026 · 5 MIN

Balsa wood airplanes have taken flight — and delivered joy — from Wakefield for 100 years

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Guillow's delivers aviation joy via balsa wood airplanes — those featherweight gliders that people have been tossing through the air and trying to untangle from tree branches since, basically, forever.

Guillow's delivers aviation joy via balsa wood airplanes — those featherweight gliders that people have been tossing through the air and trying to untangle from tree branches since, basically, forever.

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Balsa wood airplanes have taken flight — and delivered joy — from Wakefield for 100 years

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Guillow's delivers aviation joy via balsa wood airplanes — those featherweight gliders that people have been tossing through the air and trying to untangle from tree branches since, basically, forever.

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