Oshkosh Express returns to AirVenture

The Oshkosh Express at the 1998 AirVenture

The Oshkosh Express at the 1998 AirVenture

Hundreds of aviation enthusiasts from Australia and New Zealand will be making a pilgrimage next July to Oshkosh, landing in a 747 jetliner at EAA AirVenture, in a group trip dubbed the “Oshkosh Express.” AirVenture is slated for July 26-Aug. 1 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.

The Oshkosh Express charter flights from “Down Under” first took place more than 20 years ago, but the 2010 charter is the first in a 747 since 1998. Several hundred EAA members are expected to make the journey.

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