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100 YEARS OF FLIGHT
The Oshkosh Fly-In
By Dennis Deery
About this special series
This article is one in our series honoring 100 years of flight. Be sure to read the fifteen articles across all our magazines for some amazingly powerful stories in honor of this special anniversary. Links to all the articles in the series are included at the end of this article.
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The Oshkosh Fly-In is an enormous gathering of planes, pilots, and flight fans. Below are some photographs I took at a recent event.
Figure A shows the Northern Lights aerobatic team performing.
FIGURE A
 
Watch the Northern Lights aerobatic team performing. Roll over picture for a larger image.
Figure B shows Sean Tucker and Patty Wagstaff performing.
FIGURE B
 
Here's Sean Tucker and Patty Wagstaff performing. Roll over picture for a larger image.
Figures C, D, and E show biplanes on display at the flight line. Here's the first, in Figure C.
FIGURE C
 
Here's a beautiful engine-center shot of a biplane on the flight line. Roll over picture for a larger image.
Next up, is a tail shot of a gorgeous yellow biplane, shown in Figure D.
FIGURE D
 
Here's a gorgeous yellow biplane. Roll over picture for a larger image.
Figure E shows another great view of a classic biplane.
FIGURE E
 
Here's another great view of a classic biplane. Roll over picture for a larger image.
Moving on, we see the B-17 Panchito on the flight-line, in Figure F.
FIGURE F
 
It's amazing, these planes were designed and built before computers or computer-aided design tools. Roll over picture for a larger image.
I wouldn't have wanted to be on the receiving end of the flight of war birds, shown in Figure G.
FIGURE G
 
Here comes the war birds, in formation. Roll over picture for a larger image.
More fighters are coming in, this time a gaggle of P-51 Mustangs, shown in Figure H.
FIGURE H
 
Next up, here's a flight of P-51 Mustangs. Roll over picture for a larger image.
Finally, we wrap up our photo tour with some vintage Navy Corsairs, shown in Figure I, on the flight line.
FIGURE I
 
Navy Corsairs are on the flight-line. Roll over picture for a larger image.
Product availability and resources
For more information on the Oshkosh Fly-In, visit http://www.airventure.org.
About this series
This week, we're running fifteen articles celebrating the anniversary of flight across all our magazines. Be sure to read them all; they are each quite exceptional:
Next week, we resume our regular coverage.
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Dennis Deery is an independent computer consultant and owner of Irish Rose Consulting, which he founded in 1990. He works with small to mid-size businesses throughout North America to develop custom database software and web sites. While he has worked with industries as varied as aviation, agriculture, e-commerce and engineering, he focuses on helping small rural companies to use information technology to improve their operations. Dennis is also an avid amateur photographer with a number of publications to his credit. You can see more photos at http://www.dennisdeery.com.
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