AirVenture 2013 in Photos
For a week each summer, Wittman Regional Airport, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, becomes the center of the aviation universe. The reason for this transformation is simple: Oshkosh is the headquarters of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), which holds the annual AirVenture Oshkosh event. AirVenture is many things: airshow….campground….market….show room….reunion. Truly, AirVenture is the grand gathering of all things aviation. Oftentimes it is known simply by its location: talk about Oshkosh, and anyone in aviation will know exactly what you mean.
I have been an attendee at AirVenture every year since 2002. I spent six days on the show grounds this year, capturing several thousand photographs along the way. Early worries about a diminished show due to military budget cutbacks rapidly evaporated upon arrival, and soon it became clear that AirVenture 2013 would be one of the best yet.
I have selected a few of my favorite photographs from this year’s AirVenture. I hope they will convey some of the magic of this very special event.
A Grumman TBM-3E Avenger, just before takeoff on runway 27. The Avenger, a World War II torpedo bomber, was the type aircraft flown by the 41st President of the United States, George H.W. Bush. This aircraft carries his name, seen below the pilot’s canopy.
N807NN, a Boeing 737-800, wearing the new livery of American Airlines. The aircraft overnighted in Oshkosh, before carrying a group of Vietnam veterans to Washington, DC, on an Honor Flight trip the following day.
The Shockwave Jet Truck, a heavily modified semi capable of speeds over 300 miles per hour, prepares to race a Beech 18 piloted by Matt Younkin.
The AeroShell Aerobatic Team, seen during a performance at AirVenture. The team, which flies four North American AT-6 Texans, has been a fixture on the airshow circuit for over 25 years.
The nose of an Embraer Phenom 300, seen in this black-and-white capture. Over 100 have been built since the jet was introduced in 2009.
This Eclipse 500 wears one of the most unique paint schemes I have ever seen. Evening light lent itself quite well to the unique color palette on this beautiful aircraft.
This display redefines the formation takeoff. This impressive maneuver is demonstrated here by Skip Stewart and Melissa Pemberton.
This image is perhaps my favorite from AirVenture 2013. It depicts an immaculate Douglas C-47 basking in the warm glow of the evening sun.
More images will follow in the coming days.
Thoughts from Aloft 
Great photos my favorite had to be that beech 18 display what a pilot and it is such a lovely looking plane looking forward 2014 already
Very nice Matthew