A funny thing happened on the way to the

[Oldfart]

Airshow.

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And

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and and

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And more

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And more yet

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And as a finale, these weren't bad.

I'll dig out some more in the next few days.

[FlirtWithMe]

Wow! Great pics, I'm impressed, thanks for sharing :)

[Oldfart]

Always a pleasure.

[jseal]

Oldfart,

Looks like the weather was just right for the show. Good shots of the Osprey. Thanks for the pictures. :)

[Lilith]

Awesome. I hope you are having fun. ((hugs))

[PantyFanatic]

WOW

Fantastic pics.

Heritage01 :confused:

[Teddy Bear]

Great pics OF. TY for sharing with us.

How did you first hear about this air show? What makes it worth the time and expense to travel too all the way from Aus? Just wondriing. :)

[gekkogecko]

Yow!

Which Air Show was this?

[Oldfart]

The airshow was Airventure 2008 at Oshkosh.

"The heritage flight" is the excuse to put old and new aircraft up as a patriotic icon.

[Oldfart]

Now it gets boring for non-aviation folks.

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I took just over 2400 pictures over the week of subjects ranging from t-shirts to cement trucks. The above pics are just to give an idea of a really fun week at the airshow.

Teddy, the show is world famous, a mecca for aircraft folk.

[Aqua]

Awesome pics OF! Thank you for sharing. :)

[Scarecrow]

thanks for the pics OF, I really enjoyed the raptor3 pic with the airstream visable over the wings.

[jay-t]

My all time favorite plane the F4U Corsair TY oldfart for the pics

[rabbit]

OF, love these pics, especially the Heritage fly bys...really shows how far technology has come, especially with the new F-22.

Went to the airshow here last month and saw the USAF Thunderbirds. I don't have pics, sorry. This show also had the requisite F-15, F-18 demos, but was also extensive with freighters like the C-5 and the C-130, and helicopters of various types. also had a V-22 Osprey. There was also a nice selection of vintage jets.

Thanks for sharing!

[Lord Snow]

I must admit that while I'm not an aircraft kind of guy, I do enjoy watching air shows. That's the only thing I miss about living near the Air Force base in Charleston, I don't get to go to them anymore. It was always cool watching the flybys and actually getting a close look at what we actually use for our nation's defense. Unfortunately, they never let me push any of the buttons.

[scotzoidman]

I'm beginning to detect a pattern here. Were aircraft involved somehow?














I'm not quite the airplane nut type myself, but even if you hadn't labeled the Corsair pic, I still would've recognized the familiar "broken wings"... half the fun of watching "Bah Bah Black Sheep" (aka "Black Sheep Squadron") was seeing the Corsairs in action.

Were there any P-38s on site? I'm more of an old car freak myself, & I always like seeing the plane that inspired the Cadillac tailfins.

[dicksbro]

OldFart, those were fantastic. Dang, I wish the Mrs. and I could have driven up for that. Looks like you had a great time.

:thumbs:

[Oldfart]

Were there any P-38s on site?


There were two on site, and both flew at different times.

DB, it was huge and I didn't see everything in a week.

[gekkogecko]

I've got to get my ass out to Oshkosh one of these years...

[gekkogecko]

I'm beginning to detect a pattern here. Were aircraft involved somehow?

You're not a skink, so...
*squashes scotzoidman*

[Oldfart]

We have an expression "Flat out like a lizard drinking", but I don't think that was Scotz' thought.

[sodaklostsoul]

Love the pics.