Re: NNG- My take on AirVenture2016

Barbara & I drove to Oshkosh yesterday morning and spent about 7 hrs. @ AirVenture.

As usual, the organization and welcome mat were at their high standards, this is a well run show.

I was really pleased to see a lot of war birds present as well as some rare civilian types. There was a Cessna Airmaster (a late 30's machine), a Riley Twin Navion (there were only a very few of these made, this might be the only one flying), the little Interstate Cadet that was surrounded by Japanese warplanes on the morning of December 7, 1941, but managed to escape being shot down, a Spartan Executive and so many others.

War birds were well represented also: perhaps 20 or so Mustangs, 2 or 3 P-40s, a Grumman Bearcat, a Wildcat, a Goose, 2 or more Turkeys (Avenger torpedo bomber), 3 Corsairs (2 were the 4 bladed -4 type), an A-10 Warthog, several B-25s, a C-46, a C-5 that stole the show when she departed around noon. There was a T-37 and a pair of the Canadian T-33s ( I worked on both of this type in the AF).

IMHO, the most impressive sound came from the pair of R-2800s on the civilian version of a Harpoon when she left. That one turned every head there.

Hard to see it all in a day. If you decide to attend, you should be well satisfied when the day is over. Lots of really nice folks to talk with, I was given a tour in a PanAm painted DC-3 by the pilot.