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July 30, 2021November 5, 2025

Tracing History – Following the Oregon and California Trails

Member Stories, Why We Fly

The Grand Prize winner in EAA’s Pilot Your Own Adventure Contest, supported by Flight Outfitters.

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July 30, 2021October 17, 2025

One-of-a-Kind Twin-Engine RV Creates Stir

AirVenture, Homebuilding, Member Stories

Jim and Ginger Tomaszewski of Clayton, Georgia, flew their stunning and diminutive TwinJAG to Oshkosh where it generates a lot of buzz.

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July 29, 2021October 29, 2025

Early Ray Scholar Volunteers at GirlVenture

Volunteers, Youth Outreach

Amy Whelan, EAA 1283566, goes from the mentee to mentor at AirVenture 2021 during the GirlVenture camp.

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July 29, 2021October 20, 2025

Finding Freebies

AirVenture, Youth Outreach
Whether you call it swag, freebies, loot, or promotional items, one thing is clear at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 — if you like things that are free, you’re in the ... Read more
July 29, 2021October 28, 2025

Grandma’s First Flight: A Ford Tri-Motor Tale 92 Years in the Making

AirVenture, Why We Fly

Lifelong Oshkosh residents John and Ruth Clark recently flew for the first time ever with their family on the Ford Tri-Motor at AirVenture 2021.

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July 29, 2021October 20, 2025

3D RC Flyer ‘Aces’ Night Performance

AirVenture, Why We Fly

Even though this is Jase “The Ace” Dussia’s fourth year performing at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, the 3D RC flyer acknowledges he still gets a bit anxious.

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July 29, 2021October 17, 2025

Howard DGA – Chariot of the Stars

AirVenture, Vintage
By Frederick A. Johnsen   Ben Howard used the nomenclature DGA for his airplane designs for years. By the time the executive Howard DGA-15 hit the market in 1939, it ... Read more
July 29, 2021October 28, 2025

Poberezny Legacy Tour

AirVenture, Honoring The Past

You can learn interesting stories about Paul and Audrey Poberezny, as well as see the 9-acre grounds that they once called home as part of the Poberezny Legacy Tour.

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July 29, 2021October 20, 2025

The Mass Mass Airport Tour

AirVenture, Why We Fly

The second-place winner in EAA’s Pilot Your Own Adventure Contest, supported by Flight Outfitters.

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July 28, 2021October 20, 2025

Birds of a Feather

Homebuilding, Member Stories
With so many aircraft around the grounds, it can be easy to miss a single airplane. However, one you won’t want miss is Howard and Linda Plevyak’s Stoddard Hamilton GlaStar, ... Read more
July 28, 2021October 17, 2025

Youth Volunteers Network While Having Fun

AirVenture, Youth Outreach

A group of young volunteers who flew in from Sacramento, California, is also getting to learn about the Oshkosh experience.

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July 28, 2021October 17, 2025

Member Spotlight: Steve Morse

AirVenture, Member Stories
Meet Steve Morse, EAA 223710. That name might be familiar to you, if you are familiar with the Dixie Dregs, Kansas, or Deep Purple — but around Oshkosh, Steve is ... Read more
July 28, 2021October 16, 2025

F4F Wildcat Warbirds in Review

AirVenture, Warbirds
A pristine Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat World War II fighter flew from Texas to be at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 where it was the toast of a Warbirds in Review session ... Read more
July 28, 2021October 20, 2025

The Infinite Highway of the Air – Flying From Alabama to Alaska

Member Stories, Why We Fly

The third-place winner in EAA’s Pilot Your Own Adventure Contest, supported by Flight Outfitters.

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July 27, 2021October 20, 2025

Ex-Thunderbirds Crew Chief Returns to Oshkosh at Controls of F-15

AirVenture

Seven years ago, Ben “Omni” Ayivorh, EAA 1146709, first attended EAA AirVenture Oshkosh as a crew chief with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration squadron.

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July 27, 2021October 29, 2025

Honoring Paul and Continuing Education

Chapters, Honoring The Past

EAA Chapter 36 Vice President Gary Keller gifted EAA with two handcrafted wooden stools to carry out the legacy and teachings of Paul Poberezny.

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July 27, 2021October 20, 2025

A Tale of 2 Sharks

Homebuilding, Member Stories
As you make your way around the grounds, you can find many unusual or even unique airplanes. However, you won’t see many paint jobs as eye-catching as Lonnie Autry’s RV-8, ... Read more
July 27, 2021October 16, 2025

Classic German Biplane Design Builds Memories

AirVenture, Member Stories, Warbirds

It’s a pugnacious little biplane, resplendent in World War II German colors. It’s a 1954 Spanish-built clone of the 1930s German Bücker Jungmann trainer.

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July 27, 2021October 29, 2025

Admissions Volunteers

AirVenture, Volunteers
Volunteers are what make everything EAA does possible. With more than 5,000 volunteers helping out at AirVenture this year, it would be impossible not to run into one of them. ... Read more
July 27, 2021October 20, 2025

Exhibitors Excited to Reconnect With Aviation Family

AirVenture

For some exhibitors at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021, it’s not about the money or sales.

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July 27, 2021October 20, 2025

Wings of Friendship

AirVenture, Member Stories, Why We Fly

The fourth-place winner in EAA’s Pilot Your Own Adventure Contest, supported by Flight Outfitters.

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July 27, 2021October 20, 2025

Very Important Pooch Retrieves Pouch From Lost and Found

AirVenture, Member Stories
Rose London, her husband Phil Weber and Rose’s dog Issie came to the Lost and Found building on Monday to reclaim the dog’s bag, filled with her service dog harness, ... Read more
July 26, 2021October 17, 2025

Flies Like a Hawk, Lands Like a Kitten

AirVenture, Vintage
When 34 Kittyhawk biplanes rolled out of the shop, the Depression put a padlock on the door in 1934. And that might have been the end of the line, if ... Read more
July 26, 2021October 17, 2025

Cancer Survivor Saves Others

AirVenture, Why We Fly

Samaritan Aviation co-founder heads to front lines of Papua New Guinea after defeating cancer diagnosis

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July 26, 2021October 17, 2025

A Circumnavigational Flight Around the United States

Member Stories, Why We Fly

The fifth-place winner in EAA’s Pilot Your Own Adventure Contest, supported by Flight Outfitters.

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