On the Autobahn A 29 northwest of Ahlhorn, an emergency landing field with concrete middle strip and three parking areas was built during the Cold War. Shortly before the commissioning of this section of the motorway, an exercise took place here in 1984. After the reunification, the highway strip was abandoned.

Autobahn A29, between intersections Ahlhorn and Großenkneten

Highway Strip.

There are three parkings: two at the southern end, one at the northern end (on the eastern side).

The following pictures were taken during the exercise "Highway 84" in march 1984. Source: DoD, photographer TSGT ROD PROUTY, SRA GLENDA PELLUM, with additional information from Helmut Friz. Thank you very much!

During the exercise, there were two mobile control towers deployed: one for air trafic control, mid of runway, on the western side. The other as exercise command post, at the southern end on the western side, near the visitor's stand.

Besides the aircraft types below, videos from this exercise (see links below) also show German Air Force Alpha Jets, Netherlands Air Force NF-5, RAF Jaguars. Also a formation landing of two C-160 Transall, followed by a C-130.

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