To celebrate 50 consecutive years of fly-in conventions in Oshkosh, we’re featuring Stories of Oshkosh told by attendees remembering their special moments at EAA’s long-standing home. If you or someone you know would like to share your own Story of Oshkosh, email editorial@eaa.org.
EAA Canada Council’s Scott Knowlton arrived at AirVenture in style, flying in his recently finished Pietenpol.
Read morePhilip Handleman, EAA Lifetime 227599, joins the many who have taken the time to share a heartfelt tribute after the recent loss of former longtime EAA President Tom Poberezny.
Read moreLegendary pilot and air racer Steve Wittman, longtime manager of what is now known as Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, was also a prolific aircraft designer.
Read moreIt is gray and subdued, an understated exterior for a smooth custom homebuilt firmly rooted in the plans of the legendary Marcel Jurca.
Read moreWarbird Coffee Co., founded by Royal Air Force veterans Adam Berry and Jon Short in November 2020, sells a series of coffee blends that help in the restoration of warbirds.
Read moreFor the Grantonic family, attending EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is like attending a family reunion on steroids.
Read moreHolly Baldwin Scheibner said her husband, James, isn’t the most romantic guy. So that made the surprise even more unbelievable.
Read moreLifelong Oshkosh residents John and Ruth Clark recently flew for the first time ever with their family on the Ford Tri-Motor at AirVenture 2021.
Read moreA young reenactor pays tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen and other veterans of color, and I was happy to be there to document it.
Read moreNicole Pierce, EAA 559033, shares her Story of Oshkosh.
Read moreMy book, Turret Tales, would never have been written if it hadn’t been for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2010.
Read moreJohn Puent, EAA 43711, has attended every EAA fly-in convention since 1970 and doesn’t plan on breaking his streak.
Read moreEAA AirVenture Oshkosh can be inspiring to many people for many reasons. For Tony Wall, EAA 1226290, AirVenture 2016 inspired him to fulfill his dream of purchasing his first airplane.
Read moreJohn Sullivan, EAA 1307855, shares his memories of his first AirVenture.
Read moreDan Vanevenhoven’s, EAA 503226, life was forever changed the day he unknowingly met Paul Poberezny.
Read moreDoug Doers, EAA 62304, has been attending AirVenture every year since 1996 and has been flying for more than 50 years.
Read moreKent Marquardt, EAA Lifetime 330475, recalls his first memories from EAA Oshkosh 1970 when he was just 10 years old.
Read moreMichael Fuller, EAA 290830, recalls EAA Oshkosh memories from 1987.
Read moreTom Steber, EAA 144044, has been attending EAA Oshkosh for 50 consecutive years. To Tom, the best way to describe AirVenture is, “Everywhere you look, there’s another only-in-Oshkosh moment.”
Read moreGlen Towler, EAA 1112536, has been attending AirVenture since 2012, this is his story.
Read moreGregg Erickson, EAA 56579, shares his 52 years’ worth of EAA AirVenture stories.
Read moreJeremy Schotter, EAA 1170764, started attending AirVenture in 2015 after two of his friends had been inviting him for years.
Read moreJoseph Thalman, EAA 570237, and his father have been attending EAA Oshkosh since the beginning.
Read moreDan Workman, EAA 1269311, visited EAA AirVenture Oshkosh for the first time in 2018 and left with a touching father-son bonding experience.
Read moreLongtime volunteer Jenny Orvis said that on her first visit to AirVenture she was overwhelmed by the number of airplanes and people, but she loved it.
Read moreIn 1997, Dave Francey was part of the flyby crew of a KC-135 and SR-71 over EAA Oshkosh.
Read moreMichael Urban, EAA 116285, has attended every EAA Oshkosh since 1974, this is his story.
Read moreAmbrose Hugo, also known as AJ, EAA Lifetime 56898, has been attending AirVenture since 1970, this is his story.
Read moreJerry Burke, EAA 365400, has been attending AirVenture since 1970 and this is his story.
Read moreJohn Maxfield has been volunteering at the EAA fly-in convention since 1970, its first year in Oshkosh.
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