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Picture of the Day: Around the AirVenture Grounds

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Restoration of the P-51 Mustang Shillelaugh by Air Corps Aviation goes to new lengths by recreating chipped and worn paint on the prop spinner, based on wartime photos of the aircraft in action.

General Aviation News writer and photographer Frederick A. Johnsen sent in these photos captured during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2026. The show wrapped up Sunday, July 26.

Pondering construction of a 60% scale B-17, Scott Watrous of ScaleBirds peers from the scaled-down waist section sample his company brought to AirVenture.
Red Bull’s polished iteration of Lefty Gardner’s P-38 now features retro nose art, riding for the brand.
A sign of the times at EAA AirVenture.

Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this form.

All photos sent in for Picture of the Day are also considered for our new Page 4 photo feature in the print issue of General Aviation News, as well as A Year in Pictures in the December issues.

Click here to see the photo of the day archives.

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