Gross Mohrdorf: Airfield

Groß Mohrdorf

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Coordinates	N542259 E0125445 (WGS84) Google Maps
Former East Germany (GDR)	District of Rostock
Federal state	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)
Region	Baltic Sea

Germany during the Cold War Map

The history of the Cold War airfields: Gross Mohrdorf

General

Groß Mohrdorf was a reserve airfield of the former National People's Army (NVA) of the GDR and was assigned to the Fighter Wing 9, which was stationed in Peenemünde. Until the 1980s, the field had a grass runway with paved starting platforms. At the end of the 1980s an expansion began, in order to create a continuous paved runway. However, the construction work was not completed because of the politcal change. The field has no shelters and no railway siding. Today the airfield is closed.

During the Cold War

Use

Reserve airfield for East German Airforce (NVA LSK/LV) Fighter Wing 9 (Jagdfliegergeschwader 9, JG-9), based in Peenemünde

In the 1970s

Overview

Gross Mohrdorf Airfield, Germany, on a US satellite image 1975

Gross Mohrdorf Airfield on a US satellite image from 25 June 1975

Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Groß Mohrdorf, East German auxiliary airfield

Satellite image from September 2, 1975

Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Enlargement: Flightline, runway head, Landing-T

Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Enlargement: Buildings

Source: U.S. Geological Survey

In the 1980s and early 1990s

Runways

13/31: 2300 m x 40 m Concrete/Grass/Concrete

A reconstruction of the runway to a complete concrete runway in 1988/1989 was not completed anymore.

Radio communication

The radio call sign for air traffic control was GREIF. Like at some other reserve airfields, the first and the last letters were identical to those of the village.

Units

Feldflugplatzkommando 19 (FFlpK-19)

Real property

The airfield had the East German National People's Army installation Id 01/914.

History

1988
Observation by the US Military Liaison Mission: "At Gross Mohrdorf, new concrete landing pads and a taxiway are being poured. In this case, a sample of the concrete was obtained ... These oibservations suggest the Soviets and East Germans have not abandoned the use of auxiliary airfields, but in fact are making improvements at these strips for safer operations." (Source: USMLM 1988)

Today

Use

Closed.

Overview

Landsat image from 2016 - Open object in Google Maps

Images

The following pictures are courtesy of Martin p. Thanks a lot for these great impressions!!

Gate

Gate detail: LSK/LV = Luftstreitkräfte und /Luftverteidigung = Air Force and Air Defense. Usually written with a normal slash, but here with a backslash.