With no air traffic to worry about, visiting pilots can fly in formation above the spread, stow their planes in his 17, 000-square-foot hangar and, at night, listen to dogfight tales from honored guests like World War II ace Col.

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The formation of such paramilitary groups was stepped up across Indonesia late last year, ostensibly to stem the rapid spread of violence and rioting.

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