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Deelen
: Air Base
Arnhem, Vliegbasis Deelen
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Coordinates
N520336 E0055218
(WGS84)
Google Maps
Elevation
158 ft
Region
Gelderland
Location indicator
EHDL
The history of the Cold War airfields: Deelen
During World War II
Use
During the German occupation: Fliegerhorst Deelen.
Situation
Deelen Air Base in World War II on a US map from 194x
Source: McMaster University Library Digital Archive, License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 CC BY-NC 2.5 CA
During the Cold War
Use
Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht, KLu) base
In the 1950s
Situation
Deelen airfield and surrounding airways and restricted areas on a map 1956
Lights
Red identification beacon with ident "DL"
Radio communication
Tower 117.9, 111.42, 121.5, 118.1
In the 1970s
Situation
Deelen 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
The area Deelen / Schaarsbergen on a US satellite image from 13 April 1974
- 1: Deelen airfield; 2: Terlet airfield.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
The airfield
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
In the 1980s and early 1990s
Runways
Data for the year 1990:
02R/20L: 2677 m x 50 m Asphalt
Radio beacons
Data for the year 1990:
TACAN: CH59 "DLN", at field
Today
Use
Helicopter training area.
Links
https://www.museumdeelen.nl/
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Museum Deelen
https://www.arnhemsoorlogsmuseum.com/
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Stichting Arnhems Oorlogsmuseum 40-45 (Arnhem War Museum)
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281°/41km
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: Air Base (Vliegbasis Soesterberg, Camp New Amsterdam)
194°/46km
Volkel
: Air Base (Nijmegen, Uden, Vliegbasis Volkel)
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Air Bases Netherlands
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