Étain Rouvres Air Base

Historical approach and aerodrome charts

Base Lieutenant Étienne Mantoux - Cartes d'approche historiques

For historical information only, do not use for navigation or aviation purposes!
CoordinatesN491336 E0054020 (WGS84) Google Maps
RegionGrand Est, Département Meuse, Lorraine, Rouvres-en-Woëvre
Location indicatorLFQE

Use

  • Military airfield since the 1930s
  • 1953-1967: Expansion and use by the US Air Force (USAF)
  • Today airfield of the French army aviation (Aviation légère de l’armée de terre)
Map with location of Étain Rouvres Air Base, France

In the 1940s

US approach GCA radar at Étain, 1945
GCA approach radar of the US forces at Étain in Spring 1945 (Source: National Archives, 6922417)
Truck, US Army, Etain
Enlargement: Truck (Source: National Archives, 6922417)
GCA radar, US Army
Enlargement: trailer with GCA approach radar (Source: National Archives, 6922417)

In the 1960s

NDB approach chart runway 20 Étain Rouvres Air Base, France 1960
NDB approach runway 20 (October 1960, USAF) - There is one runway - 02/20: length 2438 m, width 45 m (8000 feet x 148 feet). (Source: US DoD)
TACAN approach chart runway 02 Étain Rouvres Air Base, France 1960
TACAN approach runway 02 (October 1960, USAF) - On this chart the runway is shown as - 02/20: length 2399 m, width 46 m (7872 feet x 150 feet). (Source: US DoD)
TACAN approach chart runway 20 Étain Rouvres Air Base, France 1960
TACAN approach runway 20 (October 1960, USAF) (Source: US DoD)

In the 1970s

Étain Rouvres Air Base on a map 1972
Étain Rouvres 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)

Index to the objects shown on the maps

Radio beacons / Radiophares aéronautiques:

  • Etain NDB "ER", TACAN "ER"

Air traffic control / Contrôle de la circulation aérienne:

  • Etain Tower
  • Moselle Control

Source for all maps, if not marked otherwise: US Department of Defense (US DoD)


Links

https://www.archives.gov/ - National Archives

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