Unofficial Oshkosh 1976 Thread

garbs · **Posted:** Sun Apr 16, 2023 6:47 pm

Well, why not?

Same deal - trying not to have many exact duplicates from 1975;

Pogo · **Posted:** Sun Apr 16, 2023 8:23 pm

FANTASTIC!!!

AG pilot · **Joined:** Sat Sep 24, 2011 9:13 am **Posts:** 552

Great pics. Love the Sabre!!

Lon Moer · **Posted:** Sun Apr 16, 2023 11:20 pm

What an awesome set of old school photo's!!
- the Sabre is the ex-Leroy Penhall/ Bob Hoover N8687D that had just been bought by the Whittington Bros.
- the Mustangs; Color Me Gone, El Gato Rapido, Miss Kat Brat, CF-FUZZ,ect.
cool stuff.

Does anyone remember who had the black FG-1D (46) and which one it was?

garbs wrote:

T J Johansen · **Posted:** Mon Apr 17, 2023 5:37 am

FG-1D Corsair is Bu92508 N46WB, owned at the time by the Whittington Bros.

Note that this and #86 alongside are siblings;

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/corsairr ... 92508.html

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/corsairr ... 92509.html

T J

garbs · **Posted:** Mon Apr 17, 2023 7:54 am

Not a Warbird, but does anyone else remember the Turboprop Great Lakes?

Dwain Trenton put on one heck of a display with it!

menards · **Joined:** Wed Jan 04, 2012 12:46 pm **Posts:** 542

garbs wrote:

Id personally be interested in seeing more early shots of FIFI from the 70's and 80's...interesting to see how the scheme developed over the decades.

garbs · **Posted:** Mon Apr 17, 2023 11:15 am

menards wrote:

garbs wrote:

Id personally be interested in seeing more early shots of FIFI from the 70's and 80's...interesting to see how the scheme developed over the decades.

As requested:

Almost forgot the Colt, too:

4RG.I.'S · **Posted:** Mon Apr 17, 2023 8:22 pm

So cool, thank you! :drink3:

1976 was my second year at Oshkosh, been there every year since (except for 2020, but that wasn't my fault!)...

Dan K · **Posted:** Tue Apr 18, 2023 6:10 am

4RG.I.'S wrote:

So cool, thank you! :drink3:

1976 was my second year at Oshkosh, been there every year since (except for 2020, but that wasn't my fault!)...

Yes, Chris...a thousand thanks for the nostalgia trip; the annual pilgrimage began in the '70s for me as well.

The XP-51 in flight left an especially strong impression on my younger self...such a graceful, silver dagger in the sky! :heart:

Keep the pics coming (if you've got 'em)!

menards · **Joined:** Wed Jan 04, 2012 12:46 pm **Posts:** 542

garbs wrote:

menards wrote:

garbs wrote:

Id personally be interested in seeing more early shots of FIFI from the 70's and 80's...interesting to see how the scheme developed over the decades.

As requested:

Awesome shots here. Can't believe that FIFI is coming up on 50 years of air show duty.

Lon Moer · **Posted:** Fri Apr 21, 2023 12:09 am

T J Johansen wrote:

FG-1D Corsair is Bu92508 N46WB, owned at the time by the Whittington Bros.

Note that this and #86 alongside are siblings;

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/corsairr ... 92508.html

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/corsairr ... 92509.html

T J

Whittington Bros. - figures.. :lol:

Thanks for the info T.J.
:drink3:

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