The "Spirit of McChord" arrives at EAA AirVenture 2022.

A Douglas AD-4 Skyraider when delivered to the US Navy (123827) circa 1949. Assigned to several Navy Attack Squadrons until the US Marines took the aircraft over for training with VMAT-20 in 1956. Retired circa 1959 when it became a gate guard at DeKalb County airport , GA around the time the Navy returned control of the airport back to the county. Acquired by a collector in 1966, first registered N54162 and N23827 after restoration with first flight in 1978. The aircraft is based at Virginia Beach, VA associated with the Military Aviation Museum at the time of uploading.

First delivered to the US Air Force as 84-0464 on May 5, 1985, this C-23 Sherpa was transferred to the US Army in November 1990. Re-designated a JC-23A for testing at the Communications-Electronics Research Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC) based at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey. Stored in March 2014, the aircraft was bought at auction by ACC Integrated Holdings (parent company of Air Cargo Carriers) in December 2014 and registered N393AC.

On display in front of the Wisconsin Army National Guard AASF #1 (Army Aviation Support Facility) adjacent West Bend Municipal airport.

A 1969 built Cessna 310P.

Built as a civil aircraft and registered NC8943H, it was one of 83 of the type bought from North American by the USAAF for use as liaison and staff transport aircraft and designated L-17A, and in this case allotted the serial 47-1312. It was later fitted with new brakes and fuel tanks by Schweizer Aircraft Corporation and re designated L-17C. Later civilianised as N6724C it had a number of accidents, and was most recently restored by lately deceased Milwaukee Police Sgt. Burton K Ottow whose name it still wears. It was being offered for sale at Oshkosh with the proceeds going to his estate.

Wartime trainer 41-8153 flew the fields of California as an Ag plane in the 1960s - 80s.

This Cessna 175 Skylark is 1958 vintage.

This was one of two F/A-18F a/c available for the West Coast Super Hornet Demonstration Team pilot to fly at the airshow, the other one being a spare if needed. VFA-122 is the west coast F/A-18E/F training squadron, and the demo pilots are selected from the instructor cadre.

This F/A-18F was one of the two Super Hornets available for the West Coast Super Hornet Demonstration pilot to fly at the airshow. The other a/c was a spare, if needed.

On display at the 2012 EAA AirVenture. Now retired, with FAA registration cancelled on 25 January 2017.

This aircraft is now registered as N1101R.

This is A-36A, 42-83738, is one of only three A-36 a/c still in existence. This a/c was restored by the Collings Foundation and won the Grand Champion Warbird Restoration award at the 2012 EAA convention.

On display in the Homebuilt Aircraft area.

One of a batch of 355 L-21Bs supplied to European nations under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program (MDAP) in the early 1950s, this aircraft went to the Italian Army as MM 54-2626, and has been restored in the colours it wore at that time. According to the late Joe Baugher's indispensable US Military Serials web site, the aircraft was assigned to the Alpine Squadron and used to patrol the border between Italy and Yugoslavia. It was accompanied at Oshkosh by sister-ship N33MT MM 54-2526 (q.v.) in matching colours, and they had been flown up together from Texas by the owner and his wife.

On loan to the EAA Airventure Museum since 1961, this Sabre is marked for EAA founder Paul Proberenzy commemorating his military career with the Wisconsin Air National Guard. The actual Air Force serial for the aircraft is 52-1993.

A 1961 Cessna 310F painted as a US Navy U-3B.