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People who love airplanes

July 25, 2024 By AOPA ePublishing staff

More than 500,000 people typically visit EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in Wisconsin, traveling from dozens of countries around the world to share their passion for airshows, cool airplanes, and fellowship.

  • Miss America and U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh joins other aviators during the WomenVenture photo meetup at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in Wisconsin. Photo by David Tulis.
  • A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress provides a backdrop during the WomenVenture group photo. Photo by David Tulis.
  • The U.S. Air Force’s C-17 Globemaster, which is featured at Boeing Plaza, dwarfs a Diamond DA40. Photo by David Tulis.
  • A CallAir is on display. Photo by David Tulis.
  • Warren Pietsch, left, the project manager of a Republic P-47, and owner Bruce Eames are shown on the Kermit Weeks airshow ramp. Photo by Katrina Shull.
  • Airshow attendees walk the flight line near the vintage area at EAA AirVenture. Photo by David Tulis.
  • A Pepsi-Cola themed Stinson Reliant is on display at the Vintage Red Barn. Photo by David Tulis.
  • A Safety and Social Media discussion includes Josh Flowers, Chelsea Smith, Jason Miller, Bruno Brasileiro, Joe Costanza, Chris Palmer, and Lanie Bakeberg. Photo by David Tulis.
  • Attendees participate in a ForeFlight seminar on the AOPA campus. Photo by David Tulis.
  • Members enjoy a party celebrating AOPA's eighty-fifth anniversary as the afternoon airshow winds down July 24. Photo by David Tulis.
  • Instagrammer and CFI Leah Froehlich, right, with her parents, enjoy AOPA's anniversary party as the afternoon airshow winds down. Photo by David Tulis.
  • The Canadian Forces Snowbirds Air Demonstration Squadron performs a nine-ship aerial ballet to help close the afternoon airshow as they arrive at AirVenture. Photo by David Tulis.

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Members of the ComancheTown group get together in the vintage camping area. Photo by David Tulis. The moon rises above a Piper Comanche in the vintage camping area. Photo by David Tulis. Beechcraft twins arrive during the annual Beechcraft mass arrival July 20. Photo by David Tulis. Sling builder Jason Rodon of Colorado sits in a Sling TSi. Photo by David Tulis. North American T-6 military trainers perform during the opening afternoon airshow. Photo by David Tulis. Stephanie Goetz, known for flying a pink Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros to raise cancer awareness, pauses for a photo. Photo by Katrina Shull. Air traffic controllers and guests sample the view from the 'World’s Busiest Control Tower.' Photo by David Tulis. Brooklyn Rhoades, Blake Rhoades, and London Chesmore don World War II period flight gear at Boeing Square. Photo by David Tulis.
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