EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013

[Pogo]

Richard & Rob, both those photo sets are simply breathtaking. Speaking as a lifelong photography enthusiast as well as aircraft enthusiast, you do full justice to both!

[airknocker]

A SLICK view of Airventure 2013:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXMhwfw8HQo

[Rob Mears]

Thanks Pogo!

[JohnB]

Great photos, so many great planes...the P-40s, Mustangs, and Corsairs all looked great.
I've never seen the CAF B-24 (or should I say C-87?) look better. Great interior details on the TBM (or is it the SBD?), good to see they're getting more respect. I can remember 30 years ago when surplus firebombers were everywhere here in the West and very cheap.
And I'm especially happy that there is a USAF-marked HU-16 out there. A lot of service members were killed flying those while trying to help others (in both Vietnam and long before). It's good to see them remembered.

[LadyO2Pilot]

A SLICK view of Airventure 2013:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXMhwfw8HQo

Outstanding video, Wesley !!!!!

[Bear]

Bear, I think you might've caught WIXer Ron "Kaigun Fan" Werneth in the A6M's cockpit.

I was more-than-a-little ticked off that I missed his warbirds presentation on Wednesday.

Dan, I'm not sure if that was Ron or not. Here is a pic from the other side that I shot before walking around and getting the originally posted pic.

[Dan K]

Yeah, you nailed him.

Seems there are so many WIXers these days a person can't walk 10 feet without tripping over one.

[Alan Brooks]

I've never seen the CAF B-24 (or should I say C-87?) look better.

Uhm... John....... please use B-24A! Lololo.... If Gary were still around, I know he would have re-educated you on that point..... Thank you for the compliment on "Lil"..... Had Gary not begun that project to convert her back to her original configuration as she rolled off the assembly line....well, we know that story....... Hats off to crew chiefs Rick and Don, and all of the volunteers who keep making "Lil" look just a little better every time you see her...... Then, in their spare time they have a C-45 (Bucket of Bolts) and some other little lady named "FIFI" to keep airworthy! Great job guys!

[N3Njeff]

I've never seen the CAF B-24 (or should I say C-87?) look better.

Uhm... John....... please use B-24A! Lololo.... If Gary were still around, I know he would have re-educated you on that point..... Thank you for the compliment on "Lil"..... Had Gary not begun that project to convert her back to her original configuration as she rolled off the assembly line....well, we know that story....... Hats off to crew chiefs Rick and Don, and all of the volunteers who keep making "Lil" look just a little better every time you see her...... Then, in their spare time they have a C-45 (Bucket of Bolts) and some other little lady named "FIFI" to keep airworthy! Great job guys!

darn ol 927 looks good!!.................miss you Gary.

[CAPFlyer]

I've never seen the CAF B-24 (or should I say C-87?) look better.

Never was a C-87, so it wouldn't be appropriate anyway. It externally looks similar to the C-87, but that was a B-24D base. This is a B-24A/LB-30B with extensive modifications. Then again, by that token we shouldn't be calling the Collings airplane a "B-24J" since was delivered to the RAF as a Liberator.VII and never saw USAAF service.

[Pogo]

CAPFlyer, you make a point, alright. Maybe best to just call 'em by what they're supposed to represent when you see 'em (as if that idea will fly...). In the case Ol' 927, it's simply not anything, really ... or if you must nail it down, it's a factory-built one-off perpetual prototype that is loosely referred to as a B-24 for lack of a better way of putting it, and to keep things streamlined.

I love that airplane!

[garbs]

My compliments to the contributors as well - most of mine turned out pretty weak this year. I'll just fill in some that I haven't seen posted already. First, the ones you have to take every year:









Then the Monday application of Invasion Stripes by reenactors - presumably went at a more relaxed pace than the first time through on 5 June:





Will submit in bursts - not sure if PB still throttles you after about 8 pics

[garbs]

One day they flew Sully & Skiles out to Lake Winnebago in Jim Slattery's PBY - ostensibly so they could make one take off to even the score with their one water landing...







Steve Hinton flew a nice routing in Jim's Tigercat as well:



And the winners of the Tigercat sound alike contest were the pair of Howard 500's:









All for tonight

[Dave Homewood]

Great shots Garbs.

[K5DH]

I think I know this C-47, "9X". Can someone tell me who the owner is? How about an "N" number?