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CHAPTER CHATTER, EAA Chapter 78 14
Commemoration of Doolittle Raid 75th
Anniversary at AirVenture 2017
The lone remaining veteran of the famed
Doolittle Raiders mission of April 1942 and at
The Federal Aviation Administration has released
the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 Notice to least 16 B-25 bombers will be part of the raid’s
75th anniversary commemoration and air show
Airmen (NOTAM), featuring arrival and departure activities at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017.
procedures for EAA’s 65th annual fly-in
convention July 24-30 at Wittman Regional The activities will honor those involved in the
Airport in Oshkosh. daring mission that included 16 B-25 bombers
that departed from the aircraft carrier USS
The NOTAM, which is in effect from 6 a.m. CDT
on Friday, July 21, until noon CDT on July 31, Hornet on April 18, 1942, and bombed military
outlines procedures for the many types of aircraft sites in Japan. The Doolittle Raiders, led by
that fly to Oshkosh for the event, as well as legendary pilot Jimmy Doolittle, then faced
aircraft that land at nearby airports. hardships after their airplanes made forced
landings in China and other areas.
The NOTAM was designed by the FAA to assist
pilots in their EAA AirVenture flight planning. This “The Doolittle Raid 75 years ago was
year’s NOTAM cover features a photo of a B-25 important not as much for its military gains
bomber parked at Oshkosh during the fly-in. as it was a morale lift to an American
military and public that had been buffeted
While the overall procedure is similar to past by bad news in the months immediately
years, there are some changes compared to the following the attack on Pearl Harbor,” said
2016 version. Some of those changes include: Rick Larsen, EAA’s vice president of
communities and member benefits who
TFRs expected on 10-11 a.m. CDT Friday, coordinates AirVenture features and
July 28, and during the afternoon air shows attractions. “Our activities at EAA
on Monday-Sunday, July 24-30 AirVenture Oshkosh this year will connect
Military area changes in central Wisconsin our attendees with the importance of this
Oshkosh Taxiway Bravo designators changed mission, as well as the people and aircraft
Aircraft camping allowed at Appleton
IFR arrival and departure routings involved.”
Airports added to IFR Special Traffic
Management Program
