Tannkosh was a large

airshow An air show (or airshow, air fair, air tattoo) is a public event where aircraft are exhibited. They often include aerobatics demonstrations, without which they are called "static air shows" with aircraft parked on the ground. The largest air ...

and

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held annually in July at Tannheim, upper

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. The event was the closest European equivalent to

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh EAA AirVenture Oshkosh (formerly the EAA Annual Convention and Fly-In), or just Oshkosh, is an annual air show and gathering of aviation enthusiasts held each summer at the Wittman Regional Airport and adjacent Pioneer Airport in Oshkosh, Wiscon ...

and, although smaller than the Oshkosh airshow, Tannkosh attracted hundreds of private

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from all over Europe. Tannkosh derived its name from that of the more widely known airshow upon which it was modeled, Oshkosh, and Tannheim Flugplatz, the aerodrome near Tannheim, Germany, where the event was held. The 2013 Tannkosh airshow took place from August 23 to 25, 2013. In October 2014, it was announced that there would be no Tannkosh 2015, nor any more to follow.

References

External links

Tannkosh web site

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