Oshkosh Day 1 Photo Gallery

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • AirVenture 2017 was a highly attended event, with various parking and camping areas, such as Vintage parking and North Forty, quickly filling up.
  • The show celebrated significant anniversaries, including the 80th for Piper Aircraft's iconic Cub and the 75th for the Doolittle Raid, featuring corresponding aircraft displays like numerous J-3 Cubs and B-25 bombers.
  • A wide variety of aircraft were on display, ranging from vintage planes and warbirds (e.g., TBM, A-20G Havoc, P-51D Mustang) to homebuilts (Van's RVs), corporate jets, and aerobatic aircraft.
  • Notable attractions included a Boeing B-52, the Blue Origin New Shepard space vehicle, the CAF B-29 FIFI, and the inaugural appearance of the B-29 "Doc."
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Mooney landing

A Mooney M20D lands at AirVenture.

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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