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Overhead view shows the current display area marking the epicen- ter of the AirVenture grounds at the Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.
(Courtesy EAA.org, photo credit: Madison Connor)
convention in the summer of 1970, and Oshkosh city officials were eager to accommodate the EAA and reap the economic rewards it would provide. Late in 1969 the board approved relocating the event to Wittman Field. It was during the 1970s and 1980s that the fly- in achieved both national and international recognition as a major aviation exposition. Attendance by the public exploded into six-figure territory and thousands more pilots as well as flying machines of all types made an aerial pilgrimage to Wittman Field each year. In 1998, the event’s name was changed to
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.
The convention has earned the respect and participation of federal government and general aviation industry officials from FAA, NASA, National Transportation Safety Board, the National Association of Airport Officials, General Aviation Manufacturers Association and other agencies. In addition, there is active participation by key international representatives of governmental
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