Oshkosh 2018 | T-28 Trojan Landing The North American Aviation T-28 is a piston engine, basic military trainer. With initial deployment in 1950, it was the first trainer designed to transition pilots to flying jets. Besides being a trainer, the T-28 was also used in a counter-insurgency role during the Vietnam War. In civilian use, it continues flying as an aerobatic warbird. See Oshkosh 2018 | a 7 Image Story for more about 2018 Air Adventure.
Oshkosh 2018 | a 7 Image Story Picking seven images to represent Oshkosh Air Adventure 2018 feels like mission impossible. To narrow it down a bit; for this story, it’s all about warbirds!
Also, “Doc”, one of 1644 B-29 Superfortresses built in Witchita during WWII, came to Oshkosh. Doc was found in the Mojave Desert in 1987 and restored over the past 15+ years. Learn more about Doc!
With initial deployment in 1950, the North American Aviation T-28 was the first trainer designed to transition pilots to flying jets. Besides being a trainer, the T-28 was also used in a counter-insurgency role during the Vietnam War. In civilian use, it continues flying as an aerobatic warbird.
The Red Tail P-51C Mustang, Tuskegee Airmen, also visited Oshkosh this year. It was painted to honor the four fighter squadrons in the 332nd Fighter Group featuring the red tail indicative of the Tuskegee Airmen. Learn more about Tuskegee Airmen.
The A-1 Skyraider entered service in December 1946 and saw extensive action in the Korean War and Vietnam War. One of the Skyraider’s most famous roles was as the “Sandy” helicopter escort on search and rescue operations. It was retired in the 1970’s after a total of 3,180 planes were built.
This year the Douglas C-47 Skytrain was featured with around twelve C-47s attending, including That’s All, Brother. They attended Oshkosh as part of their preparation for the June 2019 recreation of the flight into Normandy. In the wee hours of the morning on 6 Jun 1944, “That’s All Brother”, piloted by Lt. Col John Donalsoned, led the first flight of more than 800 C-47s to drop over 13,000 paratroopers from the 101st and 82nd Airborne divisions behind enemy lines in Normandy. “That’s All, Brother” on the nose was a message meant for Adolf Hitler.
Each image will be posted individually this week with a bit more narrative under category Oshkosh 2018.
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