Picture of the Day: Oct. 7, 2026

TAT Tri-Motor taxiing out.

Picture of the day
[Credit: Ron Kaplan]
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Key Takeaways:

  • Ron Kaplan captured a photo of the TAT Tri-Motor 'City of Wichita' at EAA AirVenture 2026.
  • The aircraft is historically significant, having made its inaugural passenger flight in 1929.
  • Kaplan chose to convert the image to black-and-white to reflect the historic nature of the aircraft and its past.
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“Photo by Ron Kaplan taken at EAA AirVenture 2026 on July 20.

Given the historic nature of the TAT Tri-Motor ‘City of Wichita’ and its inaugural passenger flight from Port Columbus in 1929, I knocked the image to black-and-white.”

— Ron Kaplan

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