The Flying Colors of Oshkosh – EAA AirVenture 2023 Hues
Photos by Anne Taylor, Scott Jankowski, Andrew Spry, Ken Kula
When you have around 10,000 airplanes to compare color schemes against each other, it is without a doubt difficult to pick a favorite. At the EAA’s AirVenture 2023, that’s about how many planes flew in and out of Oshkosh’s airport this year.
I was walking out of the grounds at the end of a long day when I happened upon a photo shoot in front of a VERY colorful Mooney – called the “Mooney Anomoly”. Owner Liam told me that it’s a refurbished 1967 Mooney M20F, with loads of upgrades – engine, lighting, interior cabin comfort, avionics and electrical system. These upgrades I couldn’t see. What I did see was the wonderful paint scheme… the owner had asked a mural painter Matt Kress to devise and complete the external paint scheme, and gave him free reign to produce something special. He sure did, with some 45 different hues and many feet of masking tape later! Personally, if there is one color scheme on the field (that I saw out of 10,000), this is my favorite.
Here’s a very small slice of the colorful sights we got to see this year – hover over the photo to see what type it is and click on a photo for an enlarged view.
