Oshkosh: AirVenture Highlights 21 July 2015
From a Beech Starship to a gleaming Ford Trimotor, from the F-22 to the PB4Y-2, here's a look at a slice of the variety of AirVenture 2015 at Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
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