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Pelton: EAA AirVenture 2018 Looks To Be Record-breaker
AirVenture Number Looking "Very, Very Good"
EAA chairman Jack Pelton expects it will be a continuing challenge to keep the annual event fee-free, as it is this year. (Photo: Mark Huber)
EAA chairman Jack Pelton expects it will be a continuing challenge to keep the annual event fee-free, as it is this year. (Photo: Mark Huber)

“The numbers are looking very, very good” for this year’s EAA AirVenture, with 3,000 aircraft arrivals recorded on Sunday, 2,000 on Monday morning, and registered camping already up 4 percent over last year’s record-breaking numbers, according to EAA chairman Jack Pelton. This year’s gathering in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, he said, is notable for commemorating the 100th anniversary of Britain’s Royal Air Force and WWI Aviation, the 80th anniversary of the North American T-6, and the 70th anniversary of the USAF Reserves, including the important role those forces play in the operation of the nation’s fleet of aerial tankers.


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