EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016: Airshow Performers - Aerostars and Scott Yoak in P-51D Mustang Quick Silver

Fred Harl and Carmelo Turdo

The Aero Experience coverage of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016 airshow performers continues with two more big name acts: The Aerostars and Scott Yoak flying the North American P-51D Mustang named Quick Silver. 

 

The Aerostars is a three-plane formation team that is a staple of Midwest airshows.  Their graceful formation flying and opposing pass maneuvers are flown in their Yak-52TW aerobatic trainers acquired new from the factory in Romania.  Two aircraft flew during the warbirds segment and three for their full airshow.  

 

There is nothing quite like a P-51 Mustang airshow performance, and EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016 featured Scott Yoak with his P-51D Quick Silver.  The Mustang is the creation of Scott's father, Bill Yoak, who passed away in 2013.  A master of metal crafting and aviation mechanics, he assembled "Quick Silver" from the remnants of over 200 other Mustangs to better than new quality.  The aircraft won Grand Champion at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2007, and many other Mustangs have the handiwork of Bill Yoak to continue his legacy.  Scott Yoak continues to celebrate the family tradition of bringing Mustangs to the public, and The Aero Experience presents this sequence which ends with his tip of the hat salute to the Late Bob Hoover.