Büchel: Air Base
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| Coordinates | N501027 E0070349 (WGS84) Google Maps |
| Elevation | 1568 ft |
| Federal state | Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate) |
| Region | Eifel |
| Location indicator | EDSB (196x-1995), ETSB (1995-) |
Germany during the Cold War Map
The history of the Cold War airfields: Büchel
During the Cold War
Use
German Air Force airbase (Fliegerhorst).
In the 1950s
Situation
Map with Büchel Airfield from 1959
In the 1960s
Situation
Map with Büchel Airfield from 1963
In the 1970s
Situation
Büchel Air Base on a map of the US Department of Defense from 1972 - (ONC E-2 (1972), Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin /PCL MC/)
Overview
Büchel Air Base on a US satellite image from 25 August 1976
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
In the 1980s and early 1990s
Overview
Büchel in 1984
Today
Use
German Air Force airbase (Fliegerhorst).
Overview
Aerial view of Büchel Air Base from June 2015
Sources
- http://www.lvermgeo.rlp.de/ - Geoportal Rhein-Pfalz
Airfields in the vicinity
- 040°/28km Mendig: Air Base (Niedermendig)
- 150°/29km Hahn: Air Base (Hahn Air Base)
Categories
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