Category: D-Day Squadron

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November 6, 2024

PROPELLER POWERED WARBIRDS OF AIRVENTURE 2024

Story and photos by Scott Jankowski AirVenture always puts together a fantastic gathering of both Prop and Jet powered Warbirds, 2024 saw a total of 337 Warbirds in attendance. Once again, this year there was a fantastic mix of...

Airshow / Aviation History / Civil aviation / D-Day Squadron / demo teams / featured / fighters / Flight Test / General Aviation / military

July 23, 2024

EAA AirVenture 2024: Day Two

Story and photos by Ken Kula Tuesday July 23, 2024 was a stormy day in Oshkosh. A thundershower arrived around 4 AM, followed by a rain shower at 6 AM. Weather forecasts called for heavier thunderstorms later in the...

Air Transports / Aviation History / D-Day Squadron / Europe / featured / warbirds / World War II

May 1, 2024

D-Day Squadron Assembles For Another Atlantic Crossing

A photo of some of the 2019 preparations for the Atlantic crossing. The D-Day Squadron is an organization which enabled fifteen Douglas C-47/C-53/DC-3 transports to fly from the United States to Europe in time to help mark the 75th...

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September 14, 2019

EAA Oshkosh’s Golden Anniversary Celebration – 50 Notes From the 50th Celebration

The year 2019 marked half a century of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s annual Convention, and later AirVenture events at Oshkosh’s Whitman Regional Airport. There were earlier gatherings at different sites, but the Oshkosh airport has seen the EAA add...