The “Secret” Arrival During The Afternoon Airshow At Oshkosh Doesn’t Stay Secret For Long

Every day in the airshow schedule at EAA AirVenture 2017 in Oshkosh there is a slot for a “secret” arrival. On Friday 7/28/2017 the arrival was a section of Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor fighters. These particular Raptors made the trip from Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB) near Panama City in the Florida panhandle. Tyndall was one of the first places F-22s began prowling the skies, and the 325th Fighter Wing (FW) is tasked with training Raptor pilots to fly these air superiority fighters. The F-22s they sent to Oshkosh for static display (sigh) are assigned to the 43rd Fighter Squadron (FS). Enjoy the sights and sounds of Raptors over Oshkosh uploaded by our good friends at AirshowstuffVideos.

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A pair of F-22 Raptors from Tyndall AFB in transit. Official US Air Force Photograph
Bill Walton
Bill Walton
Bill Walton is a life-long aviation historian, enthusiast, and aircraft recognition expert. As a teenager Bill helped his engineer father build an award-winning T-18 homebuilt airplane in their up-the-road from Oshkosh Wisconsin basement. Bill is a freelance writer, screenwriter, and humorist, an avid sailor, fledgling aviator, engineer, father, uncle, mentor, teacher, coach, and Navy veteran. Bill lives north of Houston TX under the approach path to KDWH runway 17R, which means he gets to look up at a lot of airplanes. A very good thing.

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