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F-86 Sabre (top), A-10 Thunderbolt II (mid), and P-51D Mustang (bottom) performing at Oshkosh in 2009. EAA was founded in Hales Corners, Wisconsin in 1953 by aircraft designer and military aviator veteran Paul Poberezny, who originally started the organization in the basement of his home for builders and restorers of recreational aircraft. [7]
EAA founder Paul Poberezny proposed the idea of the EAA Air Museum-Air Education center in August 1958. [2] In the late 1970s, his son, EAA president Tom Poberezny, led the campaign to build the current updated EAA museum and headquarters, which was officially opened in 1983. The EAA library has been open to EAA members since 1985.
EAA AirVenture 2004 Skywriting over Oshkosh, WI during AirVenture 2008. The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is an international organization of aviation enthusiasts based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Since its inception, it has grown internationally with over 300,000 [3] members [4] and nearly 1,000 chapters worldwide.
The 71st edition of EAA AirVenture runs July 22-28. Here's a rundown of what patrons can expect.
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OSHKOSH – Another 100 Vietnam War veterans will be honored at the nation’s capital next month when EAA AirVenture stages its 10th annual Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight to Washington, D.C.. As part ...
The airport has serviced aircraft as large as the Boeing 747, Boeing 767, Airbus A380, Concorde and Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. [10] The airport has been served by commercial airlines in the past. Until 1980, Wittman boarded more passengers than nearby Appleton International Airport, and was the commercial air hub of the Fox Cities.
EAA AirVenture set a new mark in attendance after welcoming 686,000 people to Oshkosh in 2024. EAA AirVenture Oshkosh marks another year of record attendance. Here are 2024's final numbers.