Oshkosh 2019-Updated

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PeteFenwick
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Oshkosh 2019-Updated

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Well except for 1 cloudy day 7 days of sun. Huge variety of aircraft and stand outs include gathering of P51 Mustangs-23/24 I managed to see but I gather there were more, The twin Mustang, Rod Lewis Mosquito, 12 DC3's flying, Year of the Fighter with F22/F35A and A10 all displaying daily and with heritage flights, USNavy heritage flights, Aerial Firefighting displays each day, celebrating 50th anniversary of the Boeing 747, T-28 Trojan 70th anniversary, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration WP-3D (one of only two), Boeing KC-46 Pegasus, and mini displays by the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds.

Hopefully the photos will give a flavour-hope you enjoy and comments welcome

ImageMosquito and Firefly at Oshkosh 20129 by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

ImageDe Havilland Mosquito PZ474 of Lewis Air legends by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

One of only 2 flying Fairey Firefly-this one from Canada
ImageFairey Firefly AS.6 WD828 by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

F-35A early evening take off followed by a F-22
ImageLockheed Martin F-35A take off by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

ImageLockheed Martin F-22 Raptor take off by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

18 p51 Mustangs took off for the Thursday Push to Victory show
ImageOld Crows- P51D 44-74474 and P51B 43-12252 by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

Not the best pic as heavily cropped but what an aircraft a WP-3D Hurricane Hunter, one of only two. Sadly it landed on the other main runway
ImageOshkosh Lockheed WP-3D Orion Hurricane Hunter by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

One of only 2 B-29 Flying Fortress flying-Doc
ImageBoeing B-29 Doc on take off by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

View of Docs cockpit and view of Boeing Plaza-the view from the air must be amazing
ImageBoeing B-29 Doc front cockpit by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

Firefighting aircraft-really good daily display
ImageAir Tractor AT-802 Fire Boss by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

ImageCanadair CL-215 of Viking Air firefighting demonstration by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

ImageLockheed C-130 Colorado ANG with modular airborne firefighting system by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

ImageDouglas A-26 air tanker Conair Aviation by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

Some Heritage Flight pics
ImageUSAF Heritage Flight F22, F35A and 2 P51 Mustangs by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

ImageUSAF Heritage flight A10 with Skyraider by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

ImageUS Navy Heritage Flight McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk and Grumman F8F Bearcat by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

ImageP51 Mustang Mad Max at Sunset by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

Lastly look closely at the shoulder born helper for this aircraft mechanic changing a wheel on a P51 Mustang!
ImageOshkosh warbird maintainer and helper by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

More on my Flickr if you are interested and if viewers want I can add some more here. Thanks for looking

https://www.flickr.com/photos/147180348 ... 433205301/

A final few. The first 2 aircraft illustrate to my mind what is great about Oshkosh-both are unique being the only flying examples of their type, and the latter as far as I am aware the only example.

The incredible XP-82 Twin Mustang

ImageNorth American XP-82 Twin Mustang by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

ImageNorth American XP-82 Twin Mustang by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

Stinson Trimotor Model A

ImageStinson Trimotor Model A by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

New York ANG LC-130 with ski's

ImageNew York ANG Lockheed LC-130J by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

2 T-28 Trojans of the 12 or so at Oshkosh

ImageTwo North American T-28 Trojan trainers on take off by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

T-2 Buckeye

ImageNorth American T-2 Buckeye by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

Blacksnakes-Indiana ANG A-10, 2 of which did a mini display several times

ImageFairchild Repiublic A-10 Thunderbolt II of 122d FW Indiana ANG Blacksnakes by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

T-38 Talon one of 8 from 4 squadrons that attended

ImageNorthrop T-38 Talon from Whiteman AFB by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

Twin Tigers display team with 2 Yak 55's

ImageOshkosh 2019 Twin Tigers by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

Unbelievable-can one imagine the CAA allowing this-2 Yak 55's bolted together and a GE jet engine attached-hence the name the Yak 110

ImageYak 110 at Oshkosh 2019 by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

If you got this far thanks for looking
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:worship:

One for the bucket list, certainly. Those dusk Raptor/Lightning II shots are stunning. :love:

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Superb shots! :clap:

Very much looking forward to 2020!

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A nice selection of images that shows the cross-section of aircraft that attend/perform. I was a little disappointed that the HS146 did not participate in the firefighting demo. The mass P-51 run-up (I think there were 18 in total) was something to see and hear.

The Mosquito and the H model of the P-51 were the standouts for me. Thanks for sharing. :up:
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George

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A very good set, and yes please, could we have some more! :biggrin:

Andy :smile:

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Blackbird wrote:A very good set, and yes please, could we have some more! :biggrin:

Andy :smile:


Yup i agree, fantastic shots although i should imagine you have a ridiculous amount to go through... :D

I'll be looking to do Oshkosh in the next couple of years...

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Some Nice Stuff Peter (Arigatou :heyhey: ) - how did you find it for Photography of the stuff arriving and departing I heard mixed reports about distance and heat haze


Cheers Paul

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Wow, love images 1 and 2. Could have stopped there.

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Cracking stuff, thanks for sharing, and what a show :shock:

I'm not sure its a Goshawk in the US Navy Historic flight though, looks a bit more TexanII like to me :whistle:
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Wow! What a set! :clap: I really must make the effort...

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Thanks for the comments and in response to Arigatou-Photography for the arrivals and departures firstly depend on which of the 2 main runways in use. In my limited experience generally (although this varies a lot) arrivals/departures on 36/18L are fine particularly after lunchtime when the sun is more westerly. Runway 18/36R is noticeably more distant and hence heat haze and the distance is a problem. On 18/36L the backdrop is uncluttered particularly from the Vintage hangar and south.

One can get very close to runway 27 but it is about 2/3 of the way along to the west hence arriving aircraft are on the runway and departing aircraft can be a bit high. perfect for the sun though and heat haze generally not a problem

Overall bearing in mind the use of 2 runways I found it pretty good for pics. Hope this helps.

Will post a few more pics shortly but with 2,500+ have to be selective.

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