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Rod Lewis's superb de Havilland Mosquito FB.VI PZ474 arriving at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019. This aircraft flew with the Royal New Zealand Air Force as NZ2384. AVSpecs Ltd. restored her back to flying condition at their shop in Ardmore, New Zealand. She made her first post-restoration flight on January 13th this year. (photo by George Land)
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As everyone is doubtless aware, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 is already in full swing in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. We thought that you might enjoy a few select images from the events so far (with much thanks to George Land!), plus a little video. Here is the Warbirds in Review session recorded by Sleeping Dog Productions with the legendary triple ace, Bud Anderson sitting in front of Fagen Fighter’s magnificent P-51D Mustang 44-72051 Sweet Revenge…
Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel and WWII triple ace, test pilot and Vietnam War veteran Clarence ‘Bud’ Anderson, second from left, being interviewed at AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 during the Warbirds In Review session on Monday July 22, 2019. The men are sitting in front of Fagen Fighters’ magnificent P-51D Mustang 44-72051 ‘Sweet Revenge’, itself a WWII combat veteran. (photo by George Land)
This attractive LIM 5 (Polish-built MiG-17F) made an impressive entrance at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019. She is based with Red Star Aero Services in Mobile, Alabama. (photo by George Land)
The Collings Foundation’s combat veteran Grumman F6F-3N Hellcat Bu.41476 arriving at AirVenture 2019. The arcraft has only just recently completed a ground-up restoration at American Aero Services in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. It is painted in a factory-fresh livery, even sporting a crudely spray-painted ‘476’ on its nose cowling, much as it might have appeared with upon delivery from Grumman. It was common practise to quickly mark U.S. Navy production planes with the last three digits of the Bureau Number at the factory. (photo by George Land)
Hawker Sea Fury FB.10 WJ288.z This aircraft served in the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm, and is painted to represent an aircraft with 804 Squadron aboard the carrier HMS Theseus in late 1952. Sadly, she had her original Bristol Centaurus powerplant replaced by a Wright R-3350. The aircraft is currently based with Periscope Asset Management in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (photo by George Land)
B-25H Mitchell 43-4106 Barbie III touching down at AirVenture Oshkosh 2019. This super-rare H-model variant sports a replica 75mm canon in the nose, and is based with the Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison, Texas. (photo by George Land)
Eddie Kurdziel’s magnificent former Royal Australian Navy Fairey Firefly AS.6 WD828. She is painted to represent Firefly AS.5 WB518, and aircraft which still exists, although in static condition atop a pole in Grffith, New South Wales, Australia. (photo by George Land)
The Rickards Aviation Group’s P-51D Mustang 44-75009. She is painted in a Nevada Air National Guard scheme as Rosalie. (photo by George Land)
A lineup of P-51 Mustangs in Warbird Alley at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019. (photo by George Land)
Douglas C-47B Skytrain 43-16369. This aircraft served with the legendary 436th Troop Carrier Group in Europe during WWII, but arrived in Septemver, 1944, too late to take part in the D-Day invasion. Currently, the aircraft is based with the American Flight Museum, Forbes AFB, Topeka, KS operated as an AC-47D Spooky gun ship, representing an aircraft which saw service during the Vietnam War, and in which Airman 1st Class John L. Levitow saved the lives of his crew. With his aircraft badly damaged, and himself suffering from grievous wounds, Levitow jumped upon a burning flare as it rolled around on the fuslage floor having been knocked from a fellow crewman’s hands on a night-time mission… Levitow managed to crawl with the flare under his chest and throw it clear of the airplane before it fully ignited, thus saving himself and his crew. For his bravery and self sacrifice, Levitow received the Medal of Honor. (photo by George Land)
Tom Reilly standing atop his magnificently restored North American XP-82 Twin Mustang. Just behind the Twin Mustang is the EAA Museum’s unique North American P-64 41-19085. (photo by George Land)
Rod Lewis’s Australian-built CA.18 Mustang Mk.22 A68-187. She has been modified into a TF-51D Mustang with dual controls and reresents an aircraft nicknamed La Pistolera. Apollo 8 Astronaut, Frank Borman, once owned this Mustang and flew her for many years on the air show circuit painted almost identically, but with nickname Su Su II. (photo by George Land)
Rod Lewis’s superb de Havilland Mosquito FB.VI PZ474 arriving at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019. This aircraft flew with the Royal New Zealand Air Force as NZ2384. AVSpecs Ltd. restored her back to flying condition at their shop in Ardmore, New Zealand. She made her first post-restoration flight on January 13th this year. (photo by George Land)
Wings of the North Air Museum’s magnificent, combat veteran P-51D Mustang 44-63675 Sierra Sue II. (photo by George Land)
Richard Mallory Allnutt's aviation passion ignited at the 1974 Farnborough Airshow. Raised in 1970s Britain, he was immersed in WWII aviation lore. Moving to Washington DC, he frequented the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum, meeting aviation legends.
After grad school, Richard worked for Lockheed-Martin but stayed devoted to aviation, volunteering at museums and honing his photography skills. In 2013, he became the founding editor of Warbirds News, now Vintage Aviation News. With around 800 articles written, he focuses on supporting grassroots aviation groups.
Richard values the connections made in the aviation community and is proud to help grow Vintage Aviation News.
