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Vintage Aircraft and Replicas at AirVenture

Hear the stories behind some of the most sought-out airplanes at Oshkosh.

Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 11:30 AM ET

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The Cessna 310D used in publicity photos for Sky King [Credit: Meg Godlewski]

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The Vintage Aircraft area at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh features a collection of historically and culturally significant aircraft and replicas.
Highlights include a painstakingly scratch-built replica of the Douglas World Cruiser 'Seattle II', which participated in the 1924 around-the-world flight attempt, and a replica of Charles Lindbergh's iconic 'Spirit of St. Louis'.
The display also showcases a 1937 Swallow airmail plane representing early aviation's dangers, a Standard J-1 linked to barnstorming and *The Great Waldo Pepper* film, and a Cessna 310D associated with the popular *Sky King* TV series.

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Taking a morning walk down in the Vintage Aircraft area at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is like walking through the pages of an aviation book, or a movie magazine.

In addition to numerous beautifully restored aircraft, there are some with a special story to tell.

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.