Warbirds and the EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) have walked hand in hand since the early days, long before the name was changed to AirVenture. Warbirds play a vital role in the continued success of AirVenture and never fails to bring together an impressive batch of warbirds from all eras including World War II, Korea […]
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WARBIRDS: A Look at the Other Vintage Propeller Powered Warbirds of AirVenture 2019
Posted by Scott Jankowski on January 25th, 2020
Posted in airshows, EAA Warbirds of America, Grumman, Museums, Trainers, warbirds 
Tags: Douglas C-47, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019, P-51, T-28, T-34, UL-26B Aero Commander, Warbirds, XP-82 Twin Mustang 
Comments Off on WARBIRDS: A Look at the Other Vintage Propeller Powered Warbirds of AirVenture 20192019’s Daks to Normandy… What an Opportunity to Witness History!
Posted by Ken Kula on January 22nd, 2020
The D-Day Squadron made a week-long stop in Connecticut, at the Waterbury – Oxford CT airport, before most of the aircraft flew northeast bound and off towards Europe. The group of Douglas C-47s and DC-3s were to participate in the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day assault in France, during World War II. While in Oxford, […]
Posted in Air to Air Photography, Anniversary Event, Aviation Education, Museums, Special Event, warbirds Tags: D-Day Landings 75th Anniversary, D-Day Squadron, Douglas C-47, Douglas DC-3, Oxford CT Warbirds Comments Off on 2019’s Daks to Normandy… What an Opportunity to Witness History!D-Day Squadron to Make Epic Trans-Atlantic Crossing in May
Posted by Ken Kula on April 6th, 2019
An amazing recreation of World War II transport operations will be assembled in Connecticut in just a few weeks. The D-Day Squadron is the American contingent of a larger anniversary commemoration in Great Britain and France, to be held during early June, 2019 – exactly seventy-five years from the dates of the great military parachute […]
Posted in Anniversary Event, Museums, Special Event, U.S. Army, warbirds Tags: D-Day Squadron, Daks Over Normandy, Douglas C-47, Douglas DC-3, June 6 2019 Comments Off on D-Day Squadron to Make Epic Trans-Atlantic Crossing in May