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Oshkosh.

A single word, which is also a city in Wisconsin, conjures up feelings like few others among the aviation crowd.

To many, AirVenture – as the Experimental Aircraft Association’s annual fly-in and convention is officially known – is the center of the aviation universe. To others, it is a family reunion. The event that is AirVenture is as personal as it is immense.

So immense, it’s not possible to see or experience it all.

EAA Oshkosh: The Best AirVenture Photography, a new book by EAA’s Jim Busha and Hal Bryan will help fill in a few of the gaps.

Busha is director of publications at EAA and the editor-in-chief of Sport Aviation, Warbirds, and Vintage magazines. Bryan is EAA’s senior editor. Together, they dove into the treasure trove that is the EAA photo archive and assembled a small collection for all to enjoy.

A few of the 240 color photos…

North 40 camping area

Airplanes of all types as far as the eye can see populate the North 40 camping area.
Airplanes of all types as far as the eye can see populate the North 40 camping area. Image courtesy EAA Oshkosh: The Best AirVenture Photography

Stinson L-5

A Stinson L-5 on patrol during a misty Oshkosh morning
A Stinson L-5 on patrol during a misty Oshkosh morning. Image courtesy EAA Oshkosh: The Best AirVenture Photography

Vultee BT-13s

A flight of four Vultee BT-13 Vibrators stacked up on a photo shoot just above the cloud deck
A flight of four Vultee BT-13 Vibrators stacked up on a photo shoot just above the cloud deck. Image courtesy EAA Oshkosh: The Best AirVenture Photography

B-29 FIFI escorted

The B-29 FIFI, pride of the Commemorative Air Force fleet, is escorted to Oshkosh by four little friends, P-51 Mustangs
The B-29 FIFI, pride of the Commemorative Air Force fleet, is escorted to Oshkosh by four little friends, P-51 Mustangs. Image courtesy EAA Oshkosh: The Best AirVenture Photography

Canards at sunset

Composite canards bedding down for the night
Composite canards bedding down for the night. Image courtesy EAA Oshkosh: The Best AirVenture Photography

Lots of smoke and noise

Smoke and noise: Take a ride on the T-6 wingtip of the famed AeroShell Aerobatic Team as they maneuver during a night air show
Smoke and noise: Take a ride on the T-6 wingtip of the famed AeroShell Aerobatic Team as they maneuver during a night air show. Image courtesy EAA Oshkosh: The Best AirVenture Photography

Bonanzas to Oshkosh

A gaggle of Beech Bonanzas preparing to launch from Rockford, Illinois, for their mass arrival at Oshkosh
A gaggle of Beech Bonanzas preparing to launch from Rockford, Illinois, for their mass arrival at Oshkosh. Image courtesy EAA Oshkosh: The Best AirVenture Photography

Fireworks

To say that night air shows at Oshkosh end spectacularly might be an understatement
To say that night air shows at Oshkosh end spectacularly might be an understatement. Image courtesy EAA Oshkosh: The Best AirVenture Photography

EAA Oshkosh: The Best AirVenture PhotographyEAA Oshkosh: The Best AirVenture Photography is available at ShopEAA.org and your favorite bookstores for $24.99. Buy the book at ShopEAA.org and receive the “special AirVenture” price of $19.99.

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