Furstenfeldbruck Airbase
General |
For historical information only, do not use for navigation or aviation purposes! |
| Coordinates | N481218 E0111600 |
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| Elevation | 1703' |
| ICAO Location Indicator | EDSF (-1995), ETSF (1995-) |
| Operator | GAF |
Usage until 1945
Luftwaffe airfield
Usage during the Cold War
USAF until 1960, thereafter Luftwaffe airbase.
Current usage
Airfield closed.
Airfield Map |
Runways, Taxiways, Aprons |
For historical information only, do not use for navigation or aviation purposes! |
Runways
Data for the year 1990:
| Design. | Length | Width | Surface | Remarks |
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| 09R/27L | 2744 m | 46 m | Concrete | |
| 09L/27R | 1225 m | 19 m |
Radio navigation |
For historical information only, do not use for navigation or aviation purposes! |
Data for the year 1990:
| Station. | Freq. | Ident | Position | Remarks | |
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| TACAN | CH17 | FFB | 093°/4.9 NM to field |
Communications |
For historical information only, do not use for navigation or aviation purposes! |
Radio
Call sign FURSTY, DHK 27
Units |
Used by USAF until 1960:
- 1947-1948: 45th RS / 45th TRS with RB-26 / F-6
- 1948-1952: 36th FW / FBW (22nd, 23rd, 53rd FBS) with F-80, F-84
- 1952: 157th TRS, 160th TRS
- 1952-1953: 32nd TRS with RF-80A
- 1953-1958: 7330th FTW with T-33A
- 1960: 7367th FTG
Luftwaffe WaS Lw 50, JaboG 49 (G-91, Alpha Jet) until early 1990s, Tornado training unit until mid-1990s.
Images |
The following pictures show the airfield on the 29th september 1947, taken by Captain Robert C. Miller USAF in about 4000' in preparation of lengthening the runway. Courtesy of Don, thanks a lot!
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Looking to the south
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to the northwest
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to the east
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to the east
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Detail with parked aircrafts
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Bibliography |
Ries, Karl; Dierich, Wolfgang:
'Fliegerhorste und Einsatzhäfen der Luftwaffe'
Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, 1993
Allied map of the airbase
