OSHKOSH, WIS. – Four outstanding replica aircraft from the Great War Flying Museum of Caledon, Ontario, Canada, will participate in EAA’s World War I aviation centennial activities during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014, July 28-August 3, at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. The four aircraft – Sopwith 1-1/2 Strutter, Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a, Nieuport 28, and Fokker Dr.I – will be on display throughout AirVenture, and also fly several times during the daily afternoon air shows at Oshkosh.
The airplanes are part of the Great War Flying Museum collection, which is dedicated to honoring the pilots who served with gallantry and distinction during the First World War.
Each of the aircraft is painted in the markings that honor specific pilots and flying groups, from the Manfred von Richthofen “Red Baron” Fokker Dr.I and the Nieuport 28 honoring American Ace Eddie Rickenbacker, to Canadian pilots such as ace Billy Bishop on the S.E.5a and R.F. Redpath on the Sopwith 1-1/2 Strutter.
The GWFM was founded in 1970 by members of the Brampton Flying Club.
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