Here’s a first look at some of the great aircraft and events that took place at the EAA’s AirVenture Oshkosh 2019. This year, among the many aviation-related celebrations during the convention, the 50th year of the EAA’s Convention in Oshkosh Wisconsin was feted.
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh’s Warbird News, Part 1
Posted by Ken Kula on July 27th, 2019
Posted in Anniversary Event, EAA AirVenture, EAA Warbirds of America, Special Event, warbirds 
Tags: 70th Anniversary of T-28 and T-34, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019, P-51 Mustangs, Warbirds 
Comments Off on EAA AirVenture Oshkosh’s Warbird News, Part 1Our Preview of Warbird Features at the 2019 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Posted by Ken Kula on July 13th, 2019
Less than a month to go until the EAA’s AirVenture 2019 gets under way. Press releases are hinting at a wonderful warbird gathering, many for specific anniversaries or events. Highlights include the proclamation that this year is “The Year of the Fighter”, and a large amount of warbird and active duty military fighters are expected […]
Posted in airshows, Anniversary Event, EAA AirVenture, EAA Warbirds of America, Museums, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Warbird Fighters, warbirds Tags: 2019 EAA AirVenture SOhkosh, Bud Anderson tribute, P-51 Mustangs, Vought Corsairs, Warbird air shows, XP-82 Comments Off on Our Preview of Warbird Features at the 2019 EAA AirVenture OshkoshThe Great State of Maine Air Show 2017
Posted by Ken Kula on November 18th, 2017
Over a late summer weekend, the one just before America’s Labor Day holiday, the Great State of Maine Airshow attracted tens of thousands of vacationers and residents. Held at the expansive Brunswick Executive Airport, the venue offered a varied and exciting event filled with sights and sounds not heard at the facility since it was […]
Posted in airshows, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marines, U.S. Navy, warbirds Tags: Air Force Heritage Flight, Blue Angels, Brunswick Maine, F-16 Demo, P-51 Mustangs Comments Off on The Great State of Maine Air Show 2017National Championship Air Races 2013
Posted by davebudd on October 31st, 2013
The period beginning in the early 1930’s and culminating in the late 1940’s saw the most dramatic advancement of the aircraft in history. At the hands of designers and engineers such as Dutch Kindelberger, Lee Atwood, Don Berlin, Howard Hughes, Kelly Johnson and Willie Messerschmitt, aircraft matured from wire and strut braced designs to streamlined […]
Posted in Museums, Racers Tags: A. Bob Hoover, A6M Zero, Arizona, Beau Goff, Clay Lacy, Commemorative Air Force, Don Berlin, energy, Europe, F7F Tigercat, Fury, Griffon, Grumman, Hawker Sea Fury, head for the back stretch, Kelly Johnson, L-39, Lear, Lee Atwood, Matt Jackson, metal-on-metal contact, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi A6M Zero, Mustang, Nevada, oil, oil cooling system, oil flowing, orange and blue paint, P-51, P-51 Mustang, P-51 Mustangs, paint, Phoenix, pilot, Precious Metal, Reno, Rolls Royce, Sea Furies, smoke systems, Soviet Union, Sr., Steve Hinton, Steve Hinton , Sr., Steve Hinton Jr., Steven Hinton, Stockton Field Aviation Museum, Supermarine Spitfire, T-6, the Formula One, the Heritage, United States, United States Marine Corps, WWII, yellow splotch paint finish No Comments »