Oshkosh Dreams Take Flight Gallery

The Vintage area full of spectators for the air show. There has been no shortage of attendees at this year's AirVenture.

A North American B-25 bomber speeds away after a low pass during the Warbird air show.

An North American SNJ landing at the conclusion of the Warbird show.

The Boeing B-29 FIFI during the Warbird show. WhenFIFI and Doc flew together, it marked the first time in 50 years that two B-29s have shared the sky.

Airplanes were parked as far as there was room on the south end of the airport. Aircraft parking was full by Monday evening.

Fun come in many shapes and sizes. A 1200 Z-Max and Epic Sport two-place in the Ultralight area.

The Vintage area of AirVenture crowded with people.

The red, white and blue cowl of a PT-22 cradles the cylinders of a Kinner radial.

Welcoming visitors to the show, the Rockwell B-1 Lancer bomber took up residence on Boeing Plaza.

B-1 fly-by. Stately.

As it flies by again, the B-1 shows off its one-of-a-kind form.

A Lockheed-Martin F-35 pulling major Gs on a high-performance turn.

The Vintage area.

The Scaled Composites Proteus during a fly-by. The Proteus is atwin-turbofan, high-altitude aircraft designed by Burt Rutan. With a 2,000-pound payload, it can stay at 50,000 feet for 14 hours.

A gaggle of Beechcraft T-34 Mentors in a large formation fly-by.

A warbird grouping that never happened in nature. A B-17 is is joined up with by a Yak.

Twin Tigers Aerobatic Team flies through a smoke ring. The team flies formation aerobatics routines in identical Tiger Yak 55s.

A crowd favorite, an A-10 Warthog makes a tight turn.

The Vintage area full of spectators for the air show.

Bob Carlton (Sub Sonex JSX-2) on the taxiway.

A mixed formation of warbirds paints the sky. Smoke on. Smoke off.

Sean B. Tucker greets his fans after his air show performance in his biplane, the Oracle Challenger III. Sean has flown more than 1,275 performances at more than 525 airshows.

Two groups of T-34s fly by in opposite directions, though fortunately at different altitudes.

A Mitchell B-25 bomber comes in for a smooth landing.

Matt Younkin in his modified Beech 18 during his air show routine.

Want to find out more about what's happening at this year's AirVenture? Check out our Aviation Newsor see more amazing photos in our first OSH photo gallery: Oshkosh Off To Rip Roaring Start.

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Photography by Jim KoepnickWriter

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.