Oshkosh Day 1 Photo Gallery

The view looking south in Vintage parking on an already busy Day One at AirVenture 2017.

The view looking south in Vintage parking on an already busy Day One at AirVenture 2017.

Two Piper Cubs land as part of the 80th Anniversary of Piper Aircraft and its original plane, the iconic Cub. AirVenture was expecting as many as 100 J-3s for the festivities.

A Piper Cub taxis into the parking area, as viewed through the wing struts of another Cubbie.

Cessna Citations huddle on the northside ramp after the rains on Sunday before the show.

North Forty aircraft parking and camping was already full on Sunday night.

Several of the B-25 bombers on display at the show for the 75th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo.

A TBM in the Warbird area shortly after arriving at KOSH.

The airworthy Douglas A-2oG Havoc on display in the Warbirds area.

An F-4U Corsair and P-51D Mustang in the Warbird area at sunset.

Van's RV aircraft in the Homebuilt area at KOSH.

Van's RVs have long been the most numerous homebuilts at AirVenture.

A Boeing B-52 draws large crowds in the main display area at AirVenture.

Aerobatic aircraft draw attention and, apparently, a pre-flight maneuvers briefing.

The CAF B-29 FIFI taxis in on Monday.

History arrives in Oshkosh, as a beautiful Beech Staggerwing rounds out to land.

A Cessna 195 taxis to a parking spot in the antiques display area.

A Cessna 182 preparing to land at AirVenture on Sunday.

A PZ Legend Experimental racer on the taxiway.

A Mooney M20D lands at AirVenture.

The Blue Origin New Shepard space vehicle, winner of the 2016 Collier Trophy, is on display at Show Center.

The B-29 Doc gets a photo taken on its inaugural appearance at AirVenture.

The CAF C-47 That's All, Brother. And that's all for today's gallery!



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Jim Koepnick is a freelance photographer specializing in aviation and sports. He is an ambassador for Sigma lenses, charter member of ISAP (International Society of Aviation Photographers), contributing photographer for the Oshkosh Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Oshkosh Herald newspaper, coffee lover and cat dad.

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