Members of the Lewiston Police Department team pull a plane on the tarmac Saturday morning at the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine Plane Pull event at the Auburn-Lewiston Airport to support local youth mentoring. The team held the championship for the second year in a row, pulling an Elite Airways CRJ-200 jet aircraft 20 feet in under 8 seconds. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Members of the Northeast Bank team pull a plane on the tarmac Saturday morning at the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine Plane Pull event at the Auburn-Lewiston Airport in support of local youth mentoring. Each team was timed as they pulled the jet 20 feet. Teams were comprised of 8-10 members and raised at least $500 dollars. Another pull is scheduled for September in Bangor. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Dave Eid, middle with blue shirt, shouts words of encouragement Saturday morning as a team from Camden National Bank pulls a plane on the tarmac of the Auburn-Lewiston Airport. Eid was master of ceremonies and host of the event. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

DeAnthony Echols, right, a lobsterman by trade, grimaces as he helps his father’s team, Hartt Transportation Systems, pull a plane Saturday morning at the Auburn-Lewiston Airport. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

R.J. Bourgeois, right, jumps into the arms of his father, Rick, whose team had just finished their turn pulling a plane Saturday morning at the Auburn-Lewiston Airport during the 2022 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine Plane Pull. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

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