Neuhardenberg/Marxwalde Air Base

Location

The airfield is located ca. 50 km east-northeast of Berlin.

Location of airfield

The airfield is located northeast of Neuhardenberg

Usage until 1945

Luftwaffe airfield.

Usage during the Cold War

East german air force base (NVA LSK/LV). Fighter Wing 8 (JG-8) and Transport Wing 44 (TG-44) (governmental VIP transport).

Usage after 1990

Luftwaffe airfield.

Current usage

General aviation.

Runways

Data for the year 1990:

Radio beacons in the year 1990:

Radio

The airfield call sign was "BERGBAU" (german word for "mining").

Telephone

Sondernetz S1 25738 call signs: BEIWAGEN, GRUNDLINIE (1990)

Jagdgeschwader 8 (JG-8) (Fighter Wing 8)
- Address: Postbox PF 44192
- Aircraft: MiG-21bis, MiG-21UM (1990)

Fliegertechnisches Bataillon 8 (FTB-8)
- Address: Postbox 63910

Nachrichten- und Flugsicherungsbataillon 8 (NFB-8)
- Address: Postbox 86196

Transportfliegergeschwader 44 (TG-44) (Transport Wing 44)
- Address: Postbox 33672
- Aircraft: Tu-134A, Tu-154M, Mi-8 (1990)

Fliegertechnisches Bataillon 44
- Address: Postbox 33636

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A fuel depot was located at Trebnitz railway station, 8 km to the south. This probably served as delivery and buffer storage, as Marxwalde was one of only a few east german air bases without a direct railway connection.

The wing command post was colocated with the Radar Bataillon 61 (Radar Bataillon 61) in Müncheberg, 12 km south-southwest of the airfield.

Presseexkursion LSK NVA DDR 6.6.1990 P1.VOB
Journalisten werden mit An-26 von Marxwalde nach Holzdorf geflogen.

Presseexkursion LSK NVA DDR 6.6.1990 P6.VOB
Rückflug von Holzdorf nach Marxwalde, Ankunft, vorbei rollende MiG-21

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Crash of MiG-21bis "844" 19FEB1990

MiG-21bis was on a training flight when it encounters an engine problem. The pilot tries to get back to the air base, but lost height continuously. He had to give up the plane and ejected late at a height of 200 m and only after resolute commands by the flight director (tower). The plane went down near Kostrzyn (Poland), ca. 30 km east-southeast of Marxwalde.

The following transcript is the radio communication of the final minutes. It starts with a call of the pilot of the "844" (call sign "487") to Marxwalde flight director (call sign "BERGBAU START"). At this time, the plane is accompanied by another MiG-21, piloted by the wing commander (call sign "402"). The transcripts ends with the message from the other MiG-21 that the ejected pilot fired a red signal light (Rotfeuer) to show his succesful landing.

Normally, radio communication was done in russian language. But in special cases like this it was permitted to use german language as well.

The transcript is courtesy of HR, thanks a lot!