Cottbus Airfield
Germany /E/
General |
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| Coordinates | N514607 E0141743 |
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| Elevation | 67 m |
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| ICAO Location Indicator | ETCB (198x) / EDPC / ETHT |
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| Operator | NVA LSK/LV, LaSK |
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| Airfield ID | 2060 |
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Location of airfield
North-western city limits of Cottbus, Ernst-Heilmann-Weg
Usage until 1945
Luftwaffe Fliegerhorst
Usage during the Cold War
East German Airforce base, used by Fighter Wing 1 (JG-1) until 1982, when relocating to Holzdorf . Thereafter home for Combat Helicopter Wing 3 (KHG-3) of East German Army.
Current usage
After reunification used by a German Army helicopter unit. Now closed. Aviation museum.
Runways, Taxiways, Aprons |
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Runways
Data for the year 1990:
| Design. | Length | Width | Surface | Remarks |
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| 08/26 | 2360 m | 60 m | Concrete/Bitumen | |
| 08/26 | 2200 m | 35 m | Grass | south of the hard surfaced runway |
Radio navigation |
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Data for the 1970s:
| | Station. | Freq. | Ident | Position | Remarks |
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| 26 | FFF | 321 | MR | | |
| NFF | 639 | M | | |
Data for the year 1990:
| | Station. | Freq. | Ident | Position | Remarks |
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| 26 | FFF | 505.5 | MR | 4400 m | |
| NFF | 1030.5 | M | 1020 m | |
| 08 | FFF | 495 | RM | 3480 m | |
| NFF | 1030.5 | R | 880 m | |
| FFF | Locator at outer marker | |
| NFF | Locator at middle marke | |
Communications |
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Radio
The call sign of was MONTUR.
Telephone
Stabsnetz S1 9445. Call sign was "Glasfaser" (1990).
1970er: JG-1
1990: KHG-3: Mi-8TB, Mi-24D (PF 13050)
HSFA-103: Mi-2, Mi-9 (PF 13042)
VFK-1: An-2, Z-43 (PF 44117)
Railway track from the south.
The following pictures were taken at the "day of the open memorial" in 2005. Courtesy of Wolfgang Heidenreich.
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Hangar and tower
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Hangar
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Tower building
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In front of the tower building
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Entry to the tower
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Ramp
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JG-1
Homepage of former Cottbus JG-1
http://home.t-online.de/home/juergen.gruhl/
Towerdrive
History of Fighter Wing 1 (JG-1)
http://home.snafu.de/veith/jg1.htm
Towerdrive
History of Combat Helicopter Wing 3 (KHG-3)
http://home.snafu.de/veith/khgs.htm
nva-flieger.de
Detailed information, map and aerial picture of Cottbus airfield.
http://www.nva-flieger.de/_tl/index.php/nva-hs-plaetze/cottbus.html
Flugplatzmuseum Cottbus
http://flugplatzmuseumcottbus.de/
Ries, Karl; Dierich, Wolfgang:
'Fliegerhorste und Einsatzhäfen der Luftwaffe'
Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, 1993
u.a. Alliierte Planskizze aus dem 2. Weltkrieg
Zapf, Jürgen:
'Flugplätze der Luftwaffe 1934-1945 - und was davon übrig blieb / Berlin & Brandenburg'
VDM Heinz Nickel, Zweibrücken, 2001
5 Seiten Beschreibung und 6 aktuelle Fotos
Airfields in the vicinity |
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