Oshkosh Day 1 Photo Gallery

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 was a bustling aviation event, featuring diverse aircraft from vintage planes and popular homebuilts to corporate jets and large military aircraft.
  • The show celebrated significant anniversaries, including the 80th for Piper Aircraft with numerous Cubs, and the 75th of the Doolittle Raid with B-25 bombers.
  • Key attractions included powerful warbirds like the B-52, B-29 *Doc* (making its inaugural appearance), and the CAF C-47 *That's All, Brother*, alongside the Blue Origin New Shepard space vehicle.
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B-29 Doc

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