EAA Pioneer Airport, Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh
| The grass strip was buzzing with Bell 47 pleasure flights, and the hangars are packed with a wonderful collection of the EAA Museum's mostly flyable aircraft. The bright sunshine through open hangar doors and gloom of the interior often made photography tricky - I did my best! There are more photos of several of these aircraft in my Oshkosh pages for other years. |
| Reg'n | Reg'n | Thumbs | Notes |
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| Aeronca C-2N Deluxe Scout | NC13089 (N13089) |  |
As a seaplane, this set several altitude, speed and distance records in the 1930's |
| Aeronca C-3 Master | N16291 |  |
1931 2-seater with an enclosed cockpit |
| Aeronca K | NC19723 (N19723) |  |
In 1937, Aeronca was building three of these per day |
| Aeronca LC | NC17484 (N17484) | 
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1936 design |
| Barlow (Option Air) Acapella 100 | N455CB |  |
At KidVenture. Based on the Bede BD-5. Only two of these were built. |
| Bell 47G | N2490B |  |
The EAA's Bell - I flew in it here in 2014. |
| Bell 47G | N666SM |  |
Privately owned |
| Bell 47G | N984B | 
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Privately owned |
| Cessna 150H | N23107 |  |
This plane led the EAA's efforts to get car fuel approved for aviation |
| Curtiss-Wright B-2 Robin | NC50H (N50H) |  |
Rebuilt by the EAA and painted in its 1935 livery |
| De Havilland DH-82C Tiger Moth | N667EA (CF-IVO) |  |
One of the earliest aircraft in the EAA collection, donated in 1964 |
| Driggers 1-A | N891H |  |
Homebuilt in 1930 by Willard Driggers, a Pitcairn draftsman |
| Ercoupe 415-C | NC28961 (N28961) |  |
6,000 had been built when production ended in 1941 |
| Fairchild 24 C-8 | NC13191 (N13191) |  |
Built by Krieder-Reisner Aircraft in 1932 |
| Fairchild 24H | NC16902 (N16902) |  |
A 1937 Deluxe model |
| Ford Flivver replica | 268 |  |
A non-flier because of engine problems, this was built by an EAA chapter in 1991 |
| Funk B | NC24116 (N24116) |  |
Used a Ford car engine |
| Great Lakes 2T-1A Sport Trainer | N77RF |  |
A 1928 design, this was built in 1933 and rebuilt in 1986 |
| Jurca Campbell-Knipshild MJ-5 Sirocco | N8038E |  |
Built in 1980. |
| Kreider-Reisner KR-21B | NC954V (N954V) | 
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Sole survivor of the five model B's built, this was built in 1930 |
| Meyers OTW-145 | N34357 |  |
The "Out-To-Win" was designed as a military trainer. This was the last of 102 built, completed in 1944 |
| Mignet ME2Y HM20 Pou du Ciel | N43993 | 
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Built by Henri Mignet himself in 1937, redesigned and rebuilt by Frank Easton in 1946 |
| Monocoupe 110 Clipwing Special | N15E |  |
A difficult racer to fly, every one crashed. This was the last one built, in 1949 |
| Nicholas-Beazley Pobjoy Special replica | N6119G | 
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Built in 1998 by Bill Turner, this should have been a flying replica of this one-off 1930 racer, but engine problems... |
| North American B-25H Mitchell | N10V 43-4432 | 
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Built in 1943, converted to executive transport in the 50's, and re-converted by the EAA in 1985 |
| Pheasant H-10 | NC151N (N151N) | 
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Steve Wittman was Pheasant's test pilot. This was built in 1929. Three of the 41 built survive |
| Pietenpol Air Camper | N7533U |  |
Built in 1966 |
| Pitcairn PA-39 Autogiro | N3908 BW830 (BW-830) | 
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Seven of these were built for Britain, for convoy protection, and only this one survives |
| Pitcairn PA-7S Sport Mailwing | NC95W (N95W) | 
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After its postal career finished, this was based in Hollywood and carried many celebrities |
| Prescott - Wisman Pusher | N55PP |  |
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| Rearwin 6000M Speedster | N20741 |  |
1932 design, around 14 were built |
| Rider R-5 Elmendorf Special | NX264Y (N264Y) |  |
Built by Keith Rider in 1936, "Jackrabbit" was initially raced by Dave Elmendorf, then by Marcoux-Bromberg |
| Ryan NYP flying replica | 'N-X-211' (N211) |  |
Built in 1991 as a flying replacement for the one in the museum |
| Ryan SCW-145 | NC17372 (N17372) | 
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1937 prototype of the Sport Cabin - Warner engine. Restored in 1975 |
| Schweizer SGS 2-33A | N2668H |  |
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| Spartan 7W Executive | NC13993 (N13993) | 
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2nd of 34 built, this 1937 example is the only one with a stick instead of a control wheel |
| Standard J-1 | N6948 |  |
One of six survivors of 1600 built. 1917 design |
| Swallow OX-5 | N4028 |
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Matty Laird designed it in 1920, and Lloyd Stearman refined this 1927 model. Restored in 2004. |
| Taylor E-2 Cub | N15045 |  |
Taylor Aircraft made 351 of these before production transferred to Piper in 1937 |
| Vans RV-6A | N6YE |  |
Kit-built by the EAA in 1997 for the Young Eagles programme |
| Waco 10 ATO Taperwing | NC5814 (N5814) (N86J) | 
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The oldest surviving Taperwing, built in 1928 |
| Waco ARE | NC20953 (N20953) |  |
Photography aircraft used by the New York paper the Daily News, delivered in 1939, restored in 2003 |
| Waco RNF | NC140Y (N140Y) | 
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Around 150 RNF's were built, this one in 1937, and over 40 survive. |
| Waco UEC | NC12472 (N12472) |  |
1932 model, restored in 2007 |
| Wag-Aero (Brugioni) CUBy | N1933J |  |
Designed by Dick Wagner as a homebuilt J-3 Cub. Paul Poberezny was the first to build one. |
| Wittman Buttercup Model W | N18268 | 
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1938 design with variable-camber wings. Steve's testbed for 50 years |
| Wittman Hardly Ableson replica |  |
1995 replica of Wittman's first attempt, created in 1923 while he was still at high school. Named because it was hardy able to fly - it managed a few hops | |
| Wittman Tailwind W-8C | N5747N | 
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Built in 1953, remarkable for simple construction and superb performance |
| Wittman Witts V | N3259 |  |
Low-cost Formula V racer powered by a VW engine. |
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