Strausberg Air Base in World War II on a US map from 1943
Source: McMaster University Library Digital Archive, License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 CC BY-NC 2.5 CA
Overview
Strausberg airfield on a US map from 1952
Source: AMS M841 GSGS 4414, Courtesy Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
During the Cold War
Usage during the Cold War
Airfield of the former East German Airforce.
Also be used by the former paramilitary organization Gesellschaft für Sport und Technik (GST).
In the 1960s
Situation
Strausberg Airfield on a US map from 1969
Source: Earth Sciences and Map Library, University of California, Berkeley
Overview
1965
Strausberg and surroundings on a US satellite image from 03 May 1965 - 1: airfield; 2: GDR Ministry of National Defence. Places: Gartenstadt, Gielsdorf, Hohenstein, Klosterdorf, Wilkendorf. Waters: Lake Straussee.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
The airfield and north of it the East German Ministry of National Defence (MfNV)
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
1969
The airfield on 03 August 1969 - In the middle of the field, an approx. 1000 m-long grass runway in direction 065°/245° is recognizable, to which also taxiways lead.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
In the 1970s
Overview
Wednesday, 16 May 1979 - In the north of the field, individual parking pads have been created. The taxiways have also changed. East of the airfield the approach area seems to have been levelled. The facility on the right side of the picture could be a radio beacon.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
In the 1980s and early 1990s
Overview
Strausberg Airfield on Saturday 26 July 1980 - There is still the grass runway in approximate direction 065°/245°. To the east of the field, the approach sector is levelled and the installation of the radio beacon is visible at the top right. With the later construction of a concrete runway, the main landing direction was turned to 050°/230° and the radio beacon was moved to the west.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Runways
05/23: 1200 m x 28 m Concrete
05/23: 1200 m x 40 m Grass
17/35: 660 m x 30 m Grass
Radio beacons
LOM 23: 492.5 "SR", 4250 m to threshold 23
LMM 23: 376 "S", 1030 m to threshold 23
LMM 05: 376 "R", 1000 m to threshold 05
Radio communication
The radio call sign was STRUKTUR. The tower had the call sign STRUKTUR-START (119.0, 124.0).
Telephone
Sondernetz/Stabsnetz S1 2732 with code names "Vorkaufsrecht" and (for the command post) "Darlehen".