This video features Kermit Weeks' premiere 1993 Oshkosh airshow debut of his British Short Sunderland flying boat he had just purchased in the U.K. As I understand it, his 33 hour trans-Atlantic flight home took him directly to Oshkosh, basing out of nearby Lake Winnebago.

I preface this video with a summary backstory and some personal reflections on the plane and the event, culminating in full-audio footage of Weeks' multiple low passes in the Sunderland. While there seemed to be "millions" of video cameras there, I've never seen any other at-length footage, published or otherwise, of this Airshow debut.

Thanks for watching and hope you enjoy it.

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