EAA Aviation Museum adds six new aircraft to exhibits

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 26 Oct, 13:01 · Archive

The EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh has added six new aircraft to its exhibits, including a P-40 Warhawk associated with the Flying Tigers.

The EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin has added six new aircraft to its exhibits. Among the new additions is a P-40 Warhawk associated with the Flying Tigers, American volunteers who went to China to help the Chinese military before the United States entered World War Two.

The aircraft is known for the shark's mouth painted on its front. Museum director Chris Henry said the Flying Tigers' logo was a cartoon designed by Walt Disney specifically for the group's use. Henry described the paint job as featuring intricate detail. The P-40 Warhawk is on loan to the museum from the Frasca family. Tom Frasca, son of aviation figure Rudy Frasca, and his family wanted the aircraft displayed at the museum.

The museum has connected a local story to the aircraft. Fritz Wolf, who was from Shawano, was one of the Flying Tigers. As part of the museum's Hometown Heroes exhibit, a World War Two Jeep is parked in front of the aircraft to give visitors the feel of being on an airfield.

How it is being reported

• EAA Aviation Museum adds six new aircraft to exhibitsPlanes include a P-40 Warhawk tied to Flying Tigers and a local pilot from Shawano.WSAW · 26 Oct, 12:24
• EAA Aviation Museum adds six new aircraft to exhibitsPlanes include a P-40 Warhawk tied to Flying Tigers and a local pilot from Shawano.WBAY · 26 Oct, 11:36

In this story: EAA Aviation Museum · Flying Tigers · Walt Disney · Frasca family · Fritz Wolf · Oshkosh · Shawano

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