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CoordinatesN501027 E0070349 (WGS84) Google Maps
Elevation 1568 ft
Federal stateRheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate)
RegionEifel
Location indicatorEDSB (196x-1995), ETSB (1995-)
Map with location of Büchel Airfield
Germany during the Cold War Map
The history of the Cold War airfields: Büchel

During the Cold War

Use

German Air Force airbase (Fliegerhorst).

In the 1950s

Situation

Map with Büchel Airfield 1959
Map with Büchel Airfield from 1959

In the 1960s

Situation

Map with Büchel Airfield 1963
Map with Büchel Airfield from 1963

In the 1970s

Situation

Büchel Air Base on a map from 1972
Büchel Air Base on a map of the US Department of Defense from 1972 - (ONC E-2 (1972), Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin /PCL MC/)

Overview

Büchel Air Base, Germany, on a US satellite image 1976
Büchel Air Base on a US satellite image from 25 August 1976
Source: U.S. Geological Survey

In the 1980s and early 1990s

Overview

Büchel Air Base in 1984
Büchel in 1984

Today

Use

German Air Force airbase (Fliegerhorst).

Overview

Aerial view of Büchel Air Base 2015
Aerial view of Büchel Air Base from June 2015

Sources

Airfields in the vicinity

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