Merrill skies were busy Sunday

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An airplane flies over the Merrill Airport. This entry in the race was a traditional style aircraft. Tina L. Scott photo.

BY TINA L. SCOTT

EDITOR

The skies over Merrill were busy last Sunday as the Merrill Municipal Airport was the designated finish line for the 25th annual EAA AirVenture Cup Race held July 23, 2023.
Approximately 70 unique aircraft in 29 race classes raced a route of more than 400 nautical miles to make a low pass over Merrill where their finish time was clocked. Throughout the day, the event drew onlookers at the Merrill Airport, up and down Airport Rd., and in nearby fields. Many local residents also took pause from their activities to turn their eyes to the sky to marvel at some of the unique aircraft, not often seen passing through at such low altitude in our area.
The EAA AirVenture Cup Race is held annually in advance of EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh.

And the airplanes just kept coming on Sunday, marking probably the busiest day of the year for the skies over Merrill’s Municipal Airport. Tina L. Scott photo.
… and goes … in the race, heading for the Wausau Airport now for the events to follow. Tina L. Scott photo.
Another airplane comes … Tina L. Scott photo.
This bright red “bird” in the sky is one of the entries in the EAA race over northern Wisconsin and the UP on Sunday. Tina L. Scott photo.
Crews on the ground worked the airplane race on Sunday at the Merrill Airport. Tina L. Scott photo.
Not all of the airplanes in last Sunday’s EAA race were exactly “traditional,” like this airplane with the propeller on the back. Tina L. Scott photo.
All eyes were on the sky at and around the Merrill airport on Sunday as planes dropped altitude to cross the finish line in the EAA AirVenture Cup Race. Tina L. Scott photo.
An airplane flies over the Merrill Airport. This entry in the race was a traditional style aircraft. Tina L. Scott photo.
A plane makes a low pass over the finish line at the Merrill airport where officials from the EAA AirVenture Cup Race clock their time. Tina L. Scott photo.

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