Air Shows & Events

“Aluminum Overcast” This B-17, the EAA’s Aluminum Overcast, offers rides to AirVenture visitors. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“Bandit? Come in Bandit?” The controllers at Fisk are keeping busy filtering in all the arrivals into OSH. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“Happy trails to you…” As the sun sets on Wittman Regional Airport Tuesday evening, the assembled masses prepare for tomorrow’s opening of AirVenture 2000. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“Change your whole latitude.” The nose art on former NASA astronaut Jay Apt’s Twin Beech, which is parked beside Runway 9-27 at OSH. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“Where is everybody?” Hangar D, home to AVweb’s AirVenture booth, looks abandoned and forgotten. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“Check gear down.” A Weedhopper that has seen better days. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“That’s an odd place to land.” EAA’s landmark F-86 SAbre gets remounted on its pedestal facing the highway in front of Wittman Regional Airport. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“Rrrooowwwrrrrr.” Pilatus brought in one of its PC-12 super-singles with a distinctive Leopard-skin paint job. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

  “Cheeeeeese.” Glamorous Glennis III, Chuck Yeager’s P-51,was flown in from Griffin, Ga., by Connie Bowlin. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“License and registration please.” In keeping with this year’s “Speed” theme, a McDonnell-Douglas F-4F Phantom II is on display. This one is on loan to the USAF from Germany and is based at Holoman AFB, N.M. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better