The Unofficial 2015 Oshkosh thread...

[flightlineaero]

Barksdale AFB is bringing a B-52H to the show. She will be parked on Boeing Plaza all week.

http://www.eaa.org/en/airventure/eaa-ai ... in-oshkosh

[Kyleb]

Barksdale AFB is bringing a B-52H to the show. She will be parked on Boeing Plaza all week.

http://www.eaa.org/en/airventure/eaa-ai ... in-oshkosh

Someone needs to come up with a B-47, so we can have a B-17, 29, 47, and 52 formation fly-by...

Barksdale AFB is bringing a B-52H to the show. She will be parked on Boeing Plaza all week.

http://www.eaa.org/en/airventure/eaa-ai ... in-oshkosh

Not very exciting or interesting, but if they would put up a flyby with the B-52, Doc, Fifi and a B-17.....THAT would be interesting.

[Dan K]

Lewis Air Legends has (once again) committed to sending part of the fleet north for OSH.

They just aren't advertising what part that will be yet. Any guesses?

[T33driver]

There is real potential for a a number F-86s...3 for sure, maybe up to 5.

[Dan K]

There is real potential for a a number F-86s...3 for sure, maybe up to 5.

Nice, Paul.

Sounds like 4-5 T-birds already as well. Wonder if the Migs will take up the challenge?

[Dan K]

America's first warbird returns: the Wright B Flyer

http://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/eaa-news-and- ... w-airplane

[Zachary]

For those of you interested in the Monday night music concert...

http://www.eaa.org/en/airventure/eaa-ai ... ay-concert

[maxum96]

Barksdale AFB is bringing a B-52H to the show. She will be parked on Boeing Plaza all week.

http://www.eaa.org/en/airventure/eaa-ai ... in-oshkosh

Someone needs to come up with a B-47, so we can have a B-17, 29, 47, and 52 formation fly-by...

Photo by (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Michael A. Kaplan)



I'd take a B-17, B-29, B-52 formation

[Dan K]

Texas Flying Legends returns with:

B-25
P-40
FG-1D
A6M2
and a brace of P-51's

And as noted elsewhere, Tim Savage plans to attend with A-26 "Silver Dragon"

[Red Tail]

Lewis Air Legends has (once again) committed to sending part of the fleet north for OSH.

They just aren't advertising what part that will be yet. Any guesses?

According to my intel the A-20 and F-86 for sure. I would guess others as well.

John

[BK]

Lewis Air Legends has (once again) committed to sending part of the fleet north for OSH.

They just aren't advertising what part that will be yet. Any guesses?

Interesting, Oshkosh has been removed from Lewis Air Legends event page. Let's hope they are updating it.

[RyanShort1]

Or they could be just messin with ya! Never forget the SAT Bearcat incident... LOL. Those guys DO have a sense of humor.

[flightlineaero]

F-35 LIGHTNING II FIGHTER JET TO MAKE FIRST OSHKOSH APPEARANCE AT EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH 2015

Airplane’s arrival is first time F-35 appearing at U.S. civilian air show

EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (April 16, 2015) — The Lockheed Martin F-35 “Lightning II,” the fifth-generation fighter that will be used by multiple U.S. service branches, will make its initial appearance at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in this summer. It also this marks the first civilian U.S. air show appearance by this unique jet.

The 63rd annual edition of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s fly-in convention is scheduled for July 20-26 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

“EAA AirVenture attendees have often seen the latest military aircraft make appearances at Oshkosh over the past 30 years, a list that has included such cutting-edge aircraft as the F-117 Stealth fighter and the F-22 Raptor,” said Rick Larsen, EAA’s vice president of communities and member services, who coordinates AirVenture features and attractions. “The addition of the F-35 as a highlight further fortifies AirVenture as an unmatched event to see a group of aircraft in one place that you can see nowhere else in the world.”

The airplane, an F-35A model, is based with the U.S. Air Force’s 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. It is scheduled to arrive midway through AirVenture week and remain on display throughout the remainder of the fly-in. Exact arrival and departure times will be announced as they are finalized. The F-35 joins the list of current military aircraft scheduled for EAA AirVenture 2015 that already includes the B-52 Stratofortress and F-22 Raptor.

[DenverWarbirdFan]

F-100F Super Sabre to Make First Visit to Oshkosh

Dean “Cutter” Cutshall’s F-100F will be the first Super Sabre to ever appear at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.
April 15, 2015 - A North American F-100F Super Sabre, the first U.S. Air Force fighter plane capable of supersonic speed in level flight, will participate in EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015 – the first known appearance of an F-100 at the annual Oshkosh fly-in and convention.

Owned by Dean “Cutter” Cutshall, EAA Lifetime 229783/Warbirds of America 5757, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, the aircraft will take part in warbird air show performances and also be the subject of a Warbirds in Review session. Details will be announced as they are confirmed.

The Super Sabre, nicknamed “Hun” - short for hundred - is the first of the “Century Series” collection of USAF jet fighters that also includes the McDonnell F-101 Voodoo, Convair F-102 Delta Dagger, Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, Republic F-105 Thunderchief, and Convair F-106 Delta Dart.

The F-100 served with the Air Force from 1954 to 1971 and with the Air National Guard until 1979. Powered by a Pratt & Whitney J57 SER turbojet engine, it was the Air Force’s primary close air support jet during the Vietnam War until being replaced by LTV A-7 Corsair IIs. F-100s also served in other NATO air forces and with other U.S. allies.

After original delivery to the Air Force in 1958, Cutshall’s airplane, S/N 56-3948, was in the U.S. inventory until 1974 when it was delivered to the Turkish air force. Fifteen years later it returned to the U.S. to Tracor Industries, Mojave, California, and was sold once more before Cutshall acquired the plane in 1996.

He restored it to flight status with the markings of legendary Air Force ace fighter pilot Francis “Gabby” Gabrielski’s wing commander’s aircraft. Gabrielski is credited with destroying 34½ enemy aircraft during his 26-year career in the Air Force in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. Gabrielski is one of only seven U.S. fighter pilots to achieve ace status in two wars (WWII and Korea).

http://www.eaa.org/en/airventure/eaa-airventure-news-and-multimedia/eaa-airventure-news/2015-eaa-airventure-oshkosh/04-16-2015-f100f-super-sabre-to-make-first-visit-to-oshkosh