Breakfast at Oshkosh

[Clay Neubauer]

Been intending to do this post for some time, but since we're gearing up to head to EAA this week and start over I guess it's now or never! Going to be a long post but promise there is actually a bit of Weber kettle action included. I'm going to try to get them up as fast as possible, will probably take an hour to do-60+.

Boeing's ECO demonstrator.

C-5M Super Galaxy.

ScaleWings kit Mustangs.

Cavalon Autogyros.

Two Messerschmitt Bf-109 variants. One ex-Spanish air force bird with an Alison engine, other with an authentic DB605 engine.

This one hurts. This is the Bell P-63 Kingcobra tragically lost in the mishap at Dallas last year.

Westland Lysander.

Skip Stewart after cutting the ribbon with Prometheus.

B-25 and the Aeroshell formation team.

Grumman F7F Tigercat starting up.

Flight of the Cats. Grumman F7F Tigercat, F6F Hellcat, F8F Bearcat, and ultra-rare early war F4F-3 Wildcat.

Hellcat rolling over the top.

Jet warbirds day. Lockheed T-33

F-86 Sabre and MiG-17

Enstrom helo.

 

[Clay Neubauer]

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Another Tigercat

Vans RVs departing.

Bally's Bomber, replica B-17.

Polaris Program arrival.

Bombardier 700

Jared Isaacson's MiG-29 Fulcrum.

Kettle in the campgrounds.

Replica Fokker D.VII and Sopwith Pup

P-51B in Bud Anderson's markings. Bud was there and actually flew in a Mustang that week- quite a 100th birthday achievement!

Wisconsin ANG KC-135 tanker.

Indiana ANG "Blacksnakes" A-10 in anniversary paint scheme.

T-38

C-17 demo

KC-135

USAF F-35A demo

 

[Clay Neubauer]

Carbon Cub FX3

Navy Legacy Flight with F-35C, E/A-18 Growler, Corsair, and Skyraider. More Navy to come...

Army Air.

Osprey demo

Boeing Plaza, early morning before the crowd.

New KC-46 Pegasus tanker.

Vietnam veterans Honor Flight jet returning from a trip to DC.

Homebuilts.

Navy E-2 Hawkeye demo

Hawker Sea Fury

F-35C launching.

Growlers (Electronic warfare version of the F/A-18 Super Hornet airframe)

Growler high-speed.

 

[Clay Neubauer]

Aeroshell Team.

Randy Ball's MiG-17

 

[Bob Bass]

Excellent camera work, Clay !!!
This year, Rod Lewis is bringing "Bataan". It was Gen. MacArthur's Connie transport. Beautifully restored by Steve Hinton's company at Chino airport, about 12 miles from us. It flew overhead our house for about a week while testing. A must see.
All those years I was involved in aviation and never making it to either Oshkosh or Fun N Sun. I'll just live through your excellent pictures.
Have Fun this year !!!

 

[Clay Neubauer]

Excellent camera work, Clay !!!
This year, Rod Lewis is bringing "Bataan". It was Gen. MacArthur's Connie transport. Beautifully restored by Steve Hinton's company at Chino airport, about 12 miles from us. It flew overhead our house for about a week while testing. A must see.
All those years I was involved in aviation and never making it to either Oshkosh or Fun N Sun. I'll just live through your excellent pictures.
Have Fun this year !!!

Can't wait to see the Constellation, I think there's probably been more anticipation for that than anything since the XP-82 came to the 2019 show. In other new restorations, there's also what I believe to be the only airworthy razorback P-47 that Dakota Air Museum just got finished up.

 

[Bob Bass]

Curious.... Are you going to Reno for one last time ?
Also, Hanger Talk (aafo) ?

 

[Pat G]

Thanks for sharing. Ditto on the great camera work.

 

[DanHoo]

Thanks for the pics !

 

[JKalchik]

For all of you wingnuts out there, BBC produced a 6 episode show called _Inside the Spitfire Factory_. All about a restoration of a WW II era Spitfire, and even found pilots who flew it.

@Clay Neubauer Those are some good shots.

 

[ChuckO]

Amazing photos Clay. What's the story with the dirtbikes strapped to wings?

 

[Bob Bass]

That's "Scrappy". Originally a Carbon Cub HIGHLY MODIFIED by Mike Patey. I can't stress enough the phrase HIGHLY MODIFIED !!!!. You have to see Mike's YouTube channel, Mike Patey , to fully appreciate what Scrappy really is. Hint... It's backcountry, 2 person aircraft. A Very Much 1 of a Kind.
Oh... Mike was on his way to Oshkosh this past weekend when one of his other planes Rolls Royce PT-6 engine grenaded on him while at 23,000 feet and 415 kts speed. Said the prop stopped in about 3 seconds ! He glided to a landing without any power. So much for showing it off at Osh !

 

[Bob Bass]

For all of you wingnuts out there, BBC produced a 6 episode show called _Inside the Spitfire Factory_. All about a restoration of a WW II era Spitfire, and even found pilots who flew it.

@Clay Neubauer Those are some good shots.

The instructor I took my initial flight lessons from 38 years ago was a Colonel in the RAF. He had Spitfire time ! Great instructor ! Didn't settle for anything but perfect performance from his students.

 

[JKalchik]

I really need to finally extract the pics I shot of a few T6 Texans at the little airport where I grew up , from a couple of years back. They were enjoying a gorgeous July day and going on a burger flight.

 

[JeffG]

Wow Clay.
I felt like I was there, great photography.