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| Coordinates | N492826 E0102316 (WGS84) Google Maps |
Germany during the Cold War
The history of the Cold War airfields: Illesheim
During World War II
Use
Luftwaffe air base.
Situation
Illesheim Air Base in World War II on a US map from 1944
Source: McMaster University Library Digital Archive, License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 CC BY-NC 2.5 CA
During the Cold War
Use
US Army airfield.
In the 1950s
Overview
Illesheim Army Air Field AAF on a US map from 1953
Source: AMS M841 GSGS 4414, Courtesy Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
In the 1970s
Situation
Illesheim Army Air Field (AAF) 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
Illesheim Army Air Field on a US satellite image from 08 August 1976
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Runways
- 07/25: 914 m x 37 m Asphalt
Today
Use
US Army heliport.
Overview
Aerial image (2017)
Source: Datenquelle: Bayerische Vermessungsverwaltung www.geodaten.bayern.de, License: Creative Commons Namensnennung 3.0 Deutschland (CC BY 3.0 DE)
Airfields in the vicinity
- 145°/23km Ansbach: Hindenburg Kaserne Army Heliport (AHP)
- 135°/26km Ansbach: Army Airfield / Heliport (Katterbach Kaserne)
- 254°/32km Niederstetten: Airfield
- 336°/33km Kitzingen: Army Airfield AAF (Harvey Barracks)
Categories
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