Page 48 - Aviation News - September 2017

Two B-29s making history at
Oshkosh, Doc (right) and Fi .
All photos Jay Selman unless stated

RECORD-BREAKING Jay Selman
reports on
OSHKOSH hugely successful
this year’s

AirVenture.

F or one week a small regional airport eek a small regional airport Above: A rare American-registered Mil Mi-2 This was said by commentators to be the
This was said by commentators to be the
or one w
rst time this trio had appeared ying in
in the US, about 175 miles (281km)
(N211PZ) showed up this year.
formation at a non-military air show.
north of Chicago, became the
Fbusiest in the world.
At the other end of the spectrum was
with an estimated 600,000 visitors, 5% up
The traffic was generated by EAA Chairman, said it was a record-setting year, a display from three F-86s: NX188RL,
(Experimental Aircraft Association) on the previous year. Through Saturday, CWF86-F-30-NA from the Warbird Heritage
AirVenture Oshkosh 2017, which ran from more than 15,500 aircraft movements were Foundation/Coleman Warbird Museum;
July 24 to July 30. It attracted some of recorded. N50CJ, Canadair F-86E MK.6, owned by
the world’s most awe-inspiring displays Aircraft and vehicle parking areas lled Sabrejet, and N48178 (FU-178), F-86A from
where new aircraft and acts joined old up faster than ever before and, on the Heritage Air – built in 1948 and the oldest
favourites. Saturday, new car park areas were opened jet aircraft in the world still ying. Equally
The good weather, apart from one day for the rst time. as rare were the two P-63 King Cobras
which saw a couple of downpours, matched One of the most notable sights was and a P-39 Airacobra. There are only two
the whole occasion. the formation of three USAF bombers, the yable P-39s and four airworthy P-63s left
Jack Pelton, EAA Chief Executive and B-52H, B-1B and B-2A in the sky together. in the world.
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