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| Coordinates | N502158 E0071855 (WGS84) Google Maps |
| Location indicator | EDPN (-1995), ETHM (1995-2007), EDRE |
Germany during the Cold War Map
The history of the Cold War airfields: Mendig
During World War II
Use
Luftwaffe airfield.
Situation
Mendig Air Base in World War II on a US map from 1944
Source: McMaster University Library Digital Archive, Lizenz: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 CC BY-NC 2.5 CA
During the Cold War
Use
German Army Aviation airfield.
In the 1970s
Situation
Mendig Air Base on a map of the US Department of Defense from 1972
Source: ONC E-2 (1972), Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
Overview
Mendig Air Base on a US satellite image from 25 August 1976
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
In the 1980s
Overview
Mendig in 1984
Source: US DoD
Runways
- 08/26: 1628 m x 36 m Asphalt
Radio beacons
- NDB: 331 "NMN", at field
Today
Use
General aviation.
Overview
Aerial image
Source: Datenquelle: © GeoBasis-DE / LVermGeoRP (2019),
Datenlizenz Deutschland – Namensnennung – Version 2.0 https://www.govdata.de/dl-de/by-2-0, http://www.lvermgeo.rlp.de
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