One of the last airworthy Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateers, a rare WWII bomber, will be on display and participate in an evening airshow at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh (July 20-26).
The Privateer is a B-24 derivative designed as a long-range, low-altitude naval bomber, with 739 units produced late in WWII for maritime patrol.
It served militarily until 1955 (including the Korean War) and later as a civilian fire bomber until the early 2000s, now restored to its U.S. Coast Guard post-WWII livery.
One of the last airworthy Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateers, among the rarest bombers from World War II, has been confirmed as part of the lineup of aircraft on display at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh on July 20-26.
The Privateer is also scheduled to participate in the evening airshow on July 22.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
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