AirVenture

“Roger, Billy, cleared to taxi.” A young pilot takes a minute out to check out the P-51 pedal plane. This one carries the same paint scheme as Paul Poberezny’s “PaulI.” This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“Black beauty.” A nice looking (but obviously very hot) Cessna Skymaster. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“Sweeeeeet.” This lovely, shiny lady is the “Barbara Jean” P-51 Mustang, holding court in the warbird area. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“P-40’s of the ‘Flying Tigers’.” A pair of very very nice P-40’s parked over in the warbird area. A piece of history. 60 years ago the Flying Tigers flew planes like these in Asia just before WWII. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“Homebuilt bullet.” This homebuilt, painted in military fashion, looks fast just sitting there. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“Right idea, wrong climate.” This Piper was obviously aiming for colder climes, but ended up coming in on Osh’s grass strip. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“zzzzzzzzzzz!” Well, come on…it’s a big toll. A couple take a few moments from theday to catch some z’s under the wing of their plane. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“ZZzzzzz…” All the excitement of AirVenture Oshkosh eventually takes it’s toll. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“Big Mama!” This whale of an aircraft is the Air Force C-17 during take off. It’s actually much more agile than it would appear. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“The Eagle has landed.” A very nice homebuilt biplane with a rather unique pain job. Also, if you can, notice the little stuffed eagle passenger under the upper wing. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better