Gallery: The Best of AirVenture Oshkosh 2022

Our photographers scoured the grounds for a week. These are our personal favorites.

EAA Flight Safety volunteers Debbie Howard and Chad Howard - EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022
EAA Flight Safety volunteers Debbie Howard and Chad Howard are ready for arrivals in the Vintage area.
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Key Takeaways:

  • The 2022 AirVenture Oshkosh was a record-breaking event with exceptional weather and flight demonstrations.
  • The article features photos by Jim Koepnick and Art Eichmann, capturing the atmosphere of the event, including various aircraft and activities.
  • The photos highlight a range of aircraft, from vintage planes to modern jets, and showcase the event's diverse attractions.
  • The 70th anniversary of the United States Air Force was celebrated, with the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk featured prominently in the photography.
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This year’s AirVenture, as you’ll read elsewhere here, was a record-breaker, but more than that, it broke a few records that aren’t officially kept, such as best weather, coolest flight demonstrations, most fun and most ice cream cones eaten (okay, that’s a personal record!).

We’ve selected images from the past week taken by our crack photo team, which is composed of Jim Koepnick and Art Eichmann, that don’t necessarily show the coolest planes, although some totally do, but that capture the feel of the week, which by anyone’s estimation, had to be one of if not the best AirVenture ever. Enjoy!

Best of Oshkosh Photo of the Week

Photo of the Week: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
This week’s Plane & Pilot Photo of the Week is from the brilliant lens of legendary photographer Jim Koepnick, who captured this stunning image of a Curtiss P-40 at dawn. Our pick for Photo of the Week isn’t just because this is an amazing shot but because this year at EAA Oshkosh AirVenture, we celebrated the 70th anniversary of the United States Air Force, the most advanced army of the air in the history of the planet!and by a long shot, too. The Curtiss P-40 is an apt plane for that celebration,because it marks the first entry into service by U.S. air forces in World War II, when the Flying Tigers flew the P-40 in China against the invading Imperial Japanese forces. Of course, it wasn’t official, but there was no secret what the message was. And Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor sealed the United States’ entry in full into the global conflict. As always, thanks for the great stuff, Jim! And check out more of Jim’s stuff along with photography by Art Eichmann in our special Oshkosh 2022 photo galleries.

Oshkosh AirVenture 2022 Monday – Three

EAA Flight Safety volunteers Debbie Howard and Chad Howard - EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022
EAA Flight Safety volunteers Debbie Howard and Chad Howard are ready for arrivals in the Vintage area. Photo by Jim Koepnick

Oshkosh AirVenture 2022 Monday – Seven

Oshkosh AirVenture 2022 Monday
A modified and much beloved CubCrafters kit plane dubbed the RatCub! Photo by Jim Koepnick

Oshkosh AirVenture 2022 Monday – Thirteen

Oshkosh AirVenture 2022 Monday
A Boeing Chinook beats a lot of air as it touched down at #osh2022. Photo by Art Eichmann

Oshkosh AirVenture 2022 Monday – Fifteen

Oshkosh AirVenture 2022 Monday
A pair of Van’s RVs arrive at OSH. In recognition of the company’s 50th anniversary, EAA set aside a special section just for RVs. Photo by Art Eichmann

Oshkosh AirVenture 2022 Monday

Oshkosh AirVenture 2022 Monday
Gear down and roaring, a North American SN-J heads down the flight line. Photo by Jim Koepnick

Oshkosh AirVenture 2022 Monday “€“ Twenty-Four

Oshkosh AirVenture 2022 Monday
A pretty Cessna Skylane aims for a colored dot on Sunday. Photo by Art Eichmann

Oshkosh AirVenture Tuesday 2022 – Six

Oshkosh AirVenture Tuesday 2022
Red Bull’s MBB BO-105, flown here by Aaron Fitzgerald, is one of the only aerobatic helicopters in the world. Photo by Art Eichmann

Oshkosh AirVenture Tuesday 2022 – 14

Oshkosh AirVenture Tuesday 2022
A pair of F/A-18s showing off for the Oshkosh crowd. Photo by Art Eichmann

Oshkosh AirVenture Tuesday 2022 – 23

Oshkosh AirVenture Tuesday 2022
You don’t need to ask twice. We’re in. Photo by Art Eichmann

Kyle Franklin Cub in wild aerobatic performance

Kyle Franklin Cub in wild aerobatic performance. - Oshkosh AirVenture Tuesday 2022
Kyle Franklin Cub in wild aerobatic performance. Photo by Jim Koepnick

Oshkosh AirVenture Tuesday 2022 – 27

Oshkosh AirVenture Tuesday 2022
An unsuccessful though admittedly hilarious attempt at blending in. Photo by Art Eichmann

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Wednesday 2022

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Wednesday 2022
An owner in the vintage area wipes down the Hamilton Standard prop on his bird. Photo by Art Eichmann

Black Fly

The Black Fly - EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Wednesday 2022
Electric ultralight, the Black Fly. Photo by Jim Koepnick

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Wednesday 2022 – 3

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Wednesday 2022
When someone needs a helping hand, the volunteers as OSH are ready to help. Here, a Bowers Fly Baby gets a hand-propping. Photo by Art Eichmann

Hot Air Balloon Glow

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Hot air balloons glow in advanced of the night airshow. Photo by Jim Koepnick

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Wednesday 2022 – 6

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Wednesday 2022
A Standard J-1, as seen in the great Hollywood flick, The Great Waldo Pepper. Photo by Art Eichmann

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Wednesday 2022 – 8

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Wednesday 2022
A motor boat surveys the Sea Bees, Cessnas and Citabrias at the EAA Seaplane Base. Photo by Art Eichmann

Ultralights in the EAA Fun Flight Zone

Ultralights after the air show in the EAA Fun Flight Zone
Ultralights after the air show in the EAA Fun Flight Zone. Photo by Jim Koepnick

Hot air balloon glow

Hot air balloon glow
Hot air balloonists light the fire that is, in essence, the powerplant. Photo by Jim Koepnick

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Wednesday 2022 – 16

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Wednesday 2022
North American T-28s in the dying rays of the Wisconsin evening. Photo by Art Eichmann

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Wednesday 2022 – 17

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Wednesday 2022
The least surprising sight we saw all day. Good luck with the glider, kiddo! Photo by Art Eichmann

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Thursday 2022 “€“ 1

The hat-mounted windsocks aren’t FAA approved but we give them big style points nonetheless. Photo by Art Eichmann

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Thursday 2022 – 8

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Thursday 2022
Don’t forget to tell the volunteers how much you appreciate what they do to make Oshkosh possible! Photo by Art Eichmann

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Thursday 2022 – 16

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Thursday 2022
A trio of warbirds, one of them supersonic, stealth and capable of of hovering, fly in formation. Photo by Art Eichmann

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Thursday 2022 – 20

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Thursday 2022
LIving the life. Photo by Art Eichmann

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Night Airshow 2022 – Five

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Night Airshow 2022
Wednesday’s Night Airshow was interrupted by showers, but very few spectators went anywhere. Photo by Jim Koepnick

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Night Airshow 2022 – Seven

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Night Airshow 2022
More beauty from Wednesday night’s festivities. Photo by Art Eichmann

Oshkosh Friday – 1

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
A MiG 17 Korean War-era fighter flies by the crowd knife-edge at the 2022 Oshkosh EAA Fly-In. Photo by Art Eichmann

Oshkosh Friday – 3

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022
This one tugged at our heartstrings. The Volkswagen Beatle, Red 3, driven by former EAA head Tom Poberezny at OSH for decades. It was one of several tributes to the younger Poberezny EAA put together around the grounds after Poberezny’s death on the morning of the first day of this year’s event. Photo by Jim Koepnick

Oshkosh Friday – 5

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022
A gust of wind prompts quick action by hat wearers checking out this Skyraider at OSH. Photo by Jim Koepnick

Oshkosh Friday – 15

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022
“Dude, behind you” A C-17 Globemaster ready to touch down at OSH. Photo by Art Eichmann

Oshkosh Friday – 18

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022
A T-33 pilot celebrates post flight at OSH. Photo by Art Eichmann

Oshkosh Friday – 23

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022
A T-33 flies by as pretty as a picture. Photo by Art Eichmann

Oshkosh Friday – 26

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022
A MiG 17 lights it up and heads to the wild blue. Photo by Art Eichmann

Oshkosh Friday – 30

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022
Pilots doing what we arguably do best, talk about airplanes. Photo by Jim Koepnick

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Isabel Goyer

A commercial pilot, Isabel Goyer has been flying for more than 40 years, with hundreds of different aircraft in her logbook and thousands of hours. An award-winning aviation writer, photographer and editor, Ms. Goyer led teams at Sport Pilot, Air Progress and Flying before coming to Plane & Pilot in 2015.
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