The Ripper wrote:
Hello all,
I guess it's that time of the year again, maybe a little early but there's plenty to talk about already. So next years AirVenture will be from July 22-28th with no known themes or chosen aircraft yet but tickets were released a few days ago. Here's the list of potential warbirds for 2019:
-XP-82 Twin Mustang, plus perhaps the other F/P-82 Twin Mustang.
-Rod Lewis' Mosquito
-CWHM Firefly (their Facebook post indicated they were working towards the goal of having it attend Oshkosh)
-Fagen F6F Hellcat and SB2C Helldiver
-National Museum of WWII Aviation P-38 "White 33" and Brewster Corsair (they sent their Tigercats in 2018 so maybe a good indication they want to bring over more of their warbirds)
-B-25H "Berlin Express"
-Kermit Weeks' Boeing 100 (has said it would make Oshkosh 2019 if everything stayed on track)
I did hear the 'Daks over Normandy' tour would finish their European tour with the North American C-47's going to Oshkosh.
You also have to believe NASA will be heavily involved with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission.
Lastly, whilst it's not warbirds but still newsworthy, the RAF Red Arrows have just unofficially announced a 9-week North American tour during August and September. Yes, Oshkosh is the last weekend of July but you have to believe if there's a chance EAA can get them, where better to exploit the team than Oshkosh.
Definitely going to try to make 2019 Airventure. 2018 was my first year and I'm hooked.
Kermit seemed pretty disenchanted with Oshkosh this year. I don't remember if it was said he wouldn't bring anymore planes period, or just the WWI stuff. Would be a shame to not have any FoF aircraft at Airventure.