Rare WAAAM Biplanes Highlight Training Command at AirVenture 2024

As the storm clouds of war began to form in Europe in the 1930s, the U.S. Army Air Corps found itself in dire need of a primary trainer for the thousands of pilots that would be required for the war effort. Two of the airplanes that competed for that primary trainer contract, which was ultimately filled by the Stearman Model 75, are in attendance at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024 in Warbirds.