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Oct 2, 2023, 12:35 PM

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What kind of effort does it take to pull a passenger airplane down a runway?

Twenty-two groups competed this weekend for bragging rights at this year's Hudson Valley Plane Pull presented by Real Men Wear Pink David Claisse at Stewart International Airport in New Windsor.

Teams of 10, including a group from the Orange County Sheriff's Office, powered up to pull a United/GoJet 50-passenger plane 100 feet and help honor cancer survivors, spread the word about reducing cancer risk and raise money for the American Cancer Society.

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