Tannkosh

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Tannkosh was an aviation meeting held annually in July or August from 1993 to 2013 by pilots for pilots at the airfield in Tannheim in Upper Swabia . It was the largest general aviation aircraft meeting in Europe and was initiated by Verena and Matthias Dolderer .

event

The name Tannkosh is a portmanteau word , a contraction of Tann home and Osh Kosh , alluding to the now legendary seven-day air show EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in Oshkosh (Wisconsin) .

The Bundeswehr with all branches of the armed forces has been an event participant for years . The air force , represented by the Lufttransportgeschwader 61 from the air base Landsberg / Lech at Penzing with a Transall and the host with several helicopters of the transport helicopter regiment 25 (Oberschwaben) from the airfield of Heeresflieger in Laupheim . and naval aviators .

history

The meeting took place for the first time in 1993 with 25 microlight aircraft . In 2008 it had grown to 1,300 aircraft from 23 countries, and 15,000 visitors were recorded over the three days. A trade exhibition with around 50 exhibitors, a classic car show, workshops, various air shows and a musical supporting program were offered. 150 volunteers ensured that everything ran smoothly and without accidents. Tannkosh 2010 began on Friday, August 27, 2010 with the double overflight of a Panavia Tornado of Fighter Bomber Wing 32 from Lechfeld Air Base . On Saturday, August 28, 2010, the Lufthansa Airbus 380 flew over the Tannkosh site in low flight. August 27, 2011 marked the 80th anniversary of the Do X's splashdown on the Hudson River in New York . On this occasion, an Airbus A380 flew over the Tannkosh Aviation Meeting, coming from an overflight at Friedrichshafen Airport . There was no tannkosh in 2012.

On October 24, 2014, the organizers published a press release stating that no more meetings would be organized in the foreseeable future. They justified this step, among other things, with the increasing accident risk with further growth in the number of participants.

Incidents

  • On August 24, 2013, a replica of a Udet U 12 came off the runway during take-off and brushed against a parked aircraft. One person was seriously injured and two others were slightly injured.

Web links

Commons : Tannkosh  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Schwäbische Zeitung: Annette Dolderer plays three times at the Tannkosh Fliegertreffen on August 13, 2013, accessed on August 22, 2013
  2. ↑ pat / HS: Interim balance : 450 aircraft on the field. In: aerokurier.de. August 26, 2011, accessed on September 23, 2011 : "High activity at Airspace Tannkosh: Europe's largest fly-in is in full swing."
  3. ↑ Schwäbische Zeitung : Over 320 pilots land in Tannheim ( Memento of the original from December 5, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. July 19, 2008 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.szon.de
  4. ↑ Allgäuer Zeitung : From the Antonov II to the A380 ( Memento of the original from August 30, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. dated August 30, 2010 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.all-in.de
  5. ↑ aerokurier: Breaking news: Tannkosh 2012 canceled! November 23, 2011, accessed August 9, 2012
  6. ↑ Tannheim airfield website ( memento of the original from October 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , the date can be seen from the downloadable PDF @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.edmt.de
  7. ↑ Augsburger Allgemeine: Tannheim - Air accident at the air show "Tannkosh 2013": Man is seriously injured ( Memento of the original from August 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. from August 24, 2013, accessed on August 24, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.augsburger-allgemeine.de

Coordinates: 48 ° 0 ′ 42 ″  N , 10 ° 6 ′ 3 ″  E