Oshkosh Day 1 Photo Gallery

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • AirVenture 2017 was a busy and well-attended event, with parking areas like Vintage and North Forty filling quickly from the show's early days.
  • The show highlighted significant aviation history, celebrating the 80th anniversary of Piper Aircraft with numerous Cubs and the 75th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid with B-25 bombers.
  • A diverse range of aircraft was on display, from various Warbirds (including B-29s, A-20G, P-51D, F-4U, C-47), vintage and corporate jets (Cessna Citations), to popular homebuilts (Van's RVs) and the Blue Origin New Shepard space vehicle.
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Vintage aircraft parking

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

Photography by Jim Koepnick

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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