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Salute to World War I aviation and a tribute to the 100th Anniversary of Boeing Aircraft Company; another night airshow will be presented that evening. Sunday is Fox Valley Day, thanking the local area for its support as the annual pilgrimage reverses itself.
The Big Boat, And Other Sights
Spectacular aircraft are a tradition at Oshkosh, and this year attendees will have a chance to see the last flying example of the huge JR2M-1 Martin Mars four-engine flying boat, of which seven were built in the closing years of World War II. It’s billed as the largest operational warbird ever built; among waterbirds, only the Hughes H-4 was bigger. The U.S. Navy operated them as transports between Hawaii and California from 1945 to 1956, and afterward they have been used as wildfire-control water bombers. The last two are owned by Coulson Flying
Tankers of British Columbia, whose “Hawaii Mars” is scheduled to land on Lake Winnebago, next to Oshkosh. The music of its four Wright R-3350 engines will be heard, cruising over AirVenture.
Some of the other notable airplanes slated to appear are a rare Douglas A-20 Havoc World War II attack bomber, a 100-year-old Curtiss Pusher antique, and the Com- merative Air Force’s “Fifi” B-29 Superfortress. Back by popular demand are the STOL demonstrations by airplanes from the Valdez, Alaska competition; for this year, the super-STOL activities have been relocated to the Ultralight airstrip at the south end of the flight line.
On July 30 and 31, the Canadian Forces Snowbirds jet demonstration team will be part of the afternoon airshows, after a 33-year absence at Oshkosh. The Snowbirds fly ultra- close formation aerobatics with Canadair CT-114 Tutor
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