Zweibrucken Air Base (USAF, 26th TRW)

 
Germany /W/

General

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CoordinatesN491236 E0072400
Elevation1133'
ICAO Location IndicatorEDAM (1990), EDRZ (2000)
OperatorUSAF

Usage during the Cold War

USAF airbase

Current usage

Civilian airfield

Runways, Taxiways, Aprons

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Runways

Design.LengthWidthSurfaceRemarks
03/212400 m45 mAsphalt

Radio navigation

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 Station.Freq.IdentPositionRemarks
TACANCH48ZBUat field
ILS03117.1IZBU

Communications

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Telephone

DSN 498-2xxx

Units

1971: 17th TRS (86th TFW) RF-4C; 81st TFS (86th TFW) F-4C

1975: 26th TRW RF-4C

1980: 26th TRW RF-4C

1985: 26th TRW RF-4C

1990: 10th MAS (608th MAG) C-23A; 26th TRW RF-4C

Images

Pictures from the exercise SALTY BEE

15MAY1984, Source: Department of Defense, photographer TSGT JOSE LOPEZ JR.

RF-4C
Control tower
2 RF-4C over the northeastern part of the airbase
RF-4C Phantom II short before landing on runway 21. Visible are the TACAN (left) and the localizer for the ILS03.
Take-off and landing post
  

Pictures from the departure of the last 3 RF-4C

12APR1991, Source: Department of Defense, photographer SGT GONZALEZ

The last RF-4C are leaving the base.
  

Links

Google Maps
http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=&sll=29.267233,-...

Zweibrucken Air Base
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zweibr%C3%BCcken_Air_Base

The Sherpa Society
http://www.sherpasociety.org/index.php

The 26th Security Police Squadron
Includes history of the air base and of the 26th TRW.
http://tenninetyseven.homestead.com/26thSPS.html

Flughafen Zweibrücken
Official homepage
http://www.flughafen-zweibruecken.de/