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| Federal state | Bayern (Bavaria) |
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Germany during the Cold War Map
The history of the Cold War airfields: Munich
General
Oberwiesenfeld was an airfield in the urban area of Munich. In World War II it was used by the Luftwaffe. From 1945 to the mid 1950s the field was occupied by the US Army. Subsequently, it was used for general aviation, until flight operations were finally stopped in 1968. Then the area was reconstructed to the Olympiapark, for for the Olympic Summer Games 1972.
German Empire until 1918
Images
Departure of Zeppelin on 02 April 1909 - (Stadtarchiv München, DE-1992-FS-NL-PETT3-0005, photographer Pettendorfer, License CC BY-ND 4.0)
Airship Viktoria Luise at Oberwiesenfeld in 1914 - (Stadtarchiv München, DE-1992-FS-NL-KV-1585)
Enlargement: No smoking sign
Enlargement: Bow
During the 1920s/1930s
Situation
München Oberwiesenfeld 1932
Overview
Munich Oberwiesenfeld airfield in 1932
Aerial picture ca. 1932
Airfield characteristics at daytime
The airport is located on the northern edge of the city. A 96 m high gas tank is located west of the airport. Freestanding airplane hangar in the shape of a half cube. The center of the movement area is designated by a smoking stove in a white-circle. Windsock at the eastern radio mast.
Airfield characteristics at night
No permanent night lighting. On request at the air traffic control or the airport manager homing fire on the tower of the exhibition center, 5 km south of the airport Oberwiesenfeld and 15 km south of the airport Munich-Schleissheim. Fire height 571.49 m above sea level. Type of fire: Osram projection light 220 volt, 3000 watts.
Ident: Blk. Gr. 3.
Blink 0,4 s
Pause 3,8 s
Blink 0,4 s
Pause 3,8 s
Blink 0,4 s
Pause 16,2 s
Repeat 25,0 s
Blink 0,4 s
Pause 3,8 s
Blink 0,4 s
Pause 3,8 s
Blink 0,4 s
Pause 16,2 s
Repeat 25,0 s
The floodlight on the tower of the Deutsches Museum serves as a further homing fire. The interior of the aircraft hangar is illuminated by 16 lamps of 500 watts each, the ramp in front of the hangar by 16 lamps of 1000 watts each. The gasometer, the chimneys of the factories on the west, north and east side of the airport, as well as the tops of the antennas on the administrative building are marked with red obstacle fires on request. At request to the airport administration or air traffic control, landing lights of red, white and green fires in the wind direction. Land from green over white to red, to the right of the row.
Runways, taxiways, aprons
Terrain: Good sod on gravel.
Shortest rolling-field length: 1000 meters in all directions.
Shortest rolling-field length: 1000 meters in all directions.
Radio communication
Communication station: Call sign ddp. Aviation ground radio and direction finding station for communication and direction finding with airplanes. Call wave 333 kHz (900 m). Radio and cable station, connected to the international air traffic communication network.
Weather station
Available at the airport.
Hangars
1 aircraft hangar 70,0 x 82,0 m, height 20 m.
Gate width: 2 gates 60 m, 2 gates 30 m. Gate height: 10 m.
In the hangar running saddle of 2.0 t load capacity.
Gate width: 2 gates 60 m, 2 gates 30 m. Gate height: 10 m.
In the hangar running saddle of 2.0 t load capacity.
Workshops
Include all necessary equipment for the repair of wooden aircraft and small repairs of metal aircraft. Charging station for accumulators up to 12 volts. Type of current: 220/370 volts AC. Stock of spare parts of all kinds.
Fuel equipment
Underground tank system for 90 000 l, as well as several sheds for barrel storage. The standard fuel of D. L. H. is available in considerable quantities at all times, in smaller quantities also the special products of the large fuel groups, as well as lubricants.
Gas for airships
Coal gas in the gas station in the immediate vicinity of the airport.
First aid in the case of accidents
Medical room and staff at the airport. Several doctors in the immediate vicinity of the airport.
Customs, post office, passport
Passport and customs office as well as post office with telephone - without telegraph - in the airport administration building.
Accommodation of passengers
In the city.
Connections
Shuttle service of Südd. Luft Hansa A. G. to the scheduled airplanes. Taxi cabs on call at any time.
/FHB 1928/
Kraftdroschken auf Anruf zu erhalten. Vorortbahn nach München.
Timetable
Spring/Summer 1939
The timetable for spring/summer of 1939 shows the following scheduled flights:
(Days: 1=Monday ... 7=Sunday)
(Days: 1=Monday ... 7=Sunday)
9: Berlin (Tempelhof) - Munich (Oberwiesenfeld) - Venice (San Nicolò di Lido) - Rome (Littorio/Urbe)
- Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52 / Ala Littoria, Savoia Marchetti S 75:
123456– | Berlin 11:25 - 13:50 Munich 14:20 - 16:05 Venice 16:25 - 18:20 Rome - Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52 / Ala Littoria, Savoia Marchetti S 75:
123456– | Rome 08:00 - 09:55 Venice 10:15 - 12:00 Munich 12:20 - 14:45 Berlin
10: Berlin (Tempelhof) - Halle/Leipzig (Schkeuditz) - Nuremberg (Marienberg) - Munich (Oberwiesenfeld)
- Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52:
123456– | Berlin 13:30 - 14:20 Halle/Leipzig 14:30 - 15:40 Nuremberg 15:50 - 16:40 Munich - Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52:
––––––7 | Berlin 18:30 - 19:20 Halle/Leipzig 19:30 - 20:40 Nuremberg 20:50 - 21:40 Munich - Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52:
123456– | Munich 07:30 - 08:30 Nuremberg 08:30 - 09:40 Halle/Leipzig 09:50 - 10:40 Berlin
25: Berlin (Tempelhof) - Nuremberg (Marienberg) - Munich (Oberwiesenfeld)
- Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52:
123456– | Berlin 19:25 - 21:15 Nuremberg 21:30 - 22:20 Munich - Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52:
123456– | Munich 19:00 - 19:50 Nuremberg 20:05 - 21:55 Berlin
26: Halle/Leipzig (Schkeuditz) - Nuremberg (Marienberg) - Munich (Oberwiesenfeld)
- Deutsche Lufthansa, Heinkel He 111:
123456– | Halle/Leipzig 08:55 - 09:55 Nuremberg 10:05 - 10:50 Munich - Deutsche Lufthansa, Heinkel He 111:
123456– | Munich 16:55 - 17:40 Nuremberg 17:50 - 18:50 Halle/Leipzig
31: London (Croydon) - Brussels (Haren) - Frankfurt (Rhein/Main) - Munich (Oberwiesenfeld) - Wien (Aspern)
- Sabena:
1234567 | London 08:45 - 10:00 Brussels 10:15 - 11:30 Frankfurt/M - Deutsche Lufthansa, Focke-Wulf Fw 200:
Frankfurt/M 12:00 - 13:10 Munich 13:30 - 14:50 Vienna - Deutsche Lufthansa, Focke-Wulf Fw 200:
1234567 | Vienna 15:20 - 16:50 Munich 17:20 - 18:40 Frankfurt/M - Sabena:
1234567 | Frankfurt/M 19:10 - 20:30 Brussels 20:45 - 22:10 London
35: Berlin (Tempelhof) - Chemnitz - Karlsbad (Espenthor) (Karlovy Vary) - Munich (Oberwiesenfeld)
- Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52:
123456– | Berlin 07:05 - 08:10 Chemnitz 08:20 - 08:50 Karlsbad 09:00 - 10:20 Munich - Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52:
123456– | Berlin - Chemnitz - Karlsbad - Munich - Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52:
123456– | Munich 15:40 - 17:00 Karlsbad 17:10 - 17:40 Chemnitz 17:50 - 18:55 Berlin
41: Budapest (Budaörs) - Wien (Aspern) - Salzburg (Maxglan) - Munich (Oberwiesenfeld) - Zürich (Dübendorf)
- Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52 / Malert (Magyar Légiforgalmi R.T., Budapest), ?:
123456– | Budapest 07:40 - 08:45 Vienna 09:10 - 10:30 Salzburg 10:40 - 11:20 Munich 11:40 - 12:55 Zurich - Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52 / Malert (Magyar Légiforgalmi R.T., Budapest), ?:
123456– | Zurich 14:25 - 15:30 Munich 15:55 - 16:35 Salzburg 16:50 - 18:05 Vienna 18:35 - 19:35 Budapest
45: Essen/Mühlheim - Cologne (Butzweilerhof) - Frankfurt (Rhein/Main) - Nuremberg (Marienberg) - Munich (Oberwiesenfeld)
- Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52:
123456– | Essen/Mühlheim 17:10 - 17:30 Cologne 17:45 - 18:35 Frankfurt/M 18:45 - 19:45 Nuremberg 20:00 - 20:50 Munich - Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52:
123456– | Essen/Mühlheim - Cologne - Frankfurt/M - Nuremberg - Munich - Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52:
123456– | Munich 08:05 - 08:55 Nuremberg 09:05 - 10:15 Frankfurt/M 10:30 - 11:20 Cologne 11:30 - 11:50 Essen/Mühlheim
52: Stuttgart (Böblingen) - Munich (Oberwiesenfeld)
- Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 160:
123456– | Stuttgart 12:25 - 13:15 Munich
(01 May - 07 October 1939) - Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 160:
123456– | Munich 17:00 - 17:50 Stuttgart
(01 May - 07 October 1939)
1081: Zürich (Dübendorf) - St. Gallen (Altenrhein) - Munich (Oberwiesenfeld)
- Swissair, DH 89 Rapide:
123456– | Zurich 09:15 - 09:40 St. Gallen 09:50 - 10:50 Munich - Swissair, DH 89 Rapide:
123456– | Munich 15:00 - 16:00 St. Gallen 16:15 - 16:40 Zurich
PF173: Cologne (Butzweilerhof) - Frankfurt (Rhein/Main) - Nuremberg (Marienberg) - Munich (Oberwiesenfeld)
- Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52:
–234567 | Cologne 01:20 - 02:10 Frankfurt/M 03:15 - 04:15 Nuremberg 04:30 - 05:20 Munich
Air mail and freight transport only; not from Sundays to Mondays - Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52:
1234567 | Munich 22:25 - 23:15 Nuremberg 23:30 - 00:30 Frankfurt/M 01:30 - 02:20 Cologne
Air mail and freight transport only; not from Sundays to Mondays
PF179: Berlin (Tempelhof) - Munich (Oberwiesenfeld) - Wien (Aspern)
- Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52:
–234567 | Berlin 00:00 - 02:30 Munich 02:50 - 04:35 Vienna
Air mail and freight transport only; not from Sundays to Mondays - Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52:
1234567 | Vienna 23:00 - 00:50 Munich 01:05 - 03:35 Berlin
Air mail and freight transport only; not from Sundays to Mondays
Departures and arrivals by time
| Days | Time | Dep/Arr | Route | Operator | Aircraft type | to/from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1234567 | 00:50 | Arr | PF179 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Vienna |
| 1234567 | 01:05 | Dep | PF179 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Berlin |
| –234567 | 02:30 | Arr | PF179 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Berlin |
| –234567 | 02:50 | Dep | PF179 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Vienna |
| –234567 | 05:20 | Arr | PF173 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Cologne - Frankfurt/M - Nuremberg |
| 123456– | 07:30 | Dep | 10 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Nuremberg - Halle/Leipzig - Berlin |
| 123456– | 08:05 | Dep | 45 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Nuremberg - Frankfurt/M - Cologne - Essen/Mühlheim |
| 123456– | 10:20 | Arr | 35 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Berlin - Chemnitz - Karlsbad |
| 123456– | 10:50 | Arr | 26 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Heinkel He 111 | Halle/Leipzig - Nuremberg |
| 123456– | 10:50 | Arr | 1081 | Swissair | DH 89 Rapide | Zurich - St. Gallen |
| 123456– | 11:20 | Arr | 41 | Deutsche Lufthansa / Malert (Magyar Légiforgalmi R.T., Budapest) | Junkers Ju 52 / ? | Budapest - Vienna - Salzburg |
| 123456– | 11:40 | Dep | 41 | Deutsche Lufthansa / Malert (Magyar Légiforgalmi R.T., Budapest) | Junkers Ju 52 / ? | Zurich |
| 123456– | 12:00 | Arr | 9 | Deutsche Lufthansa / Ala Littoria | Junkers Ju 52 / Savoia Marchetti S 75 | Rome - Venice |
| 123456– | 12:20 | Dep | 9 | Deutsche Lufthansa / Ala Littoria | Junkers Ju 52 / Savoia Marchetti S 75 | Berlin |
| 13:10 | Arr | 31 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Focke-Wulf Fw 200 | Frankfurt/M | |
| 123456– | 13:15 | Arr | 52 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 160 | Stuttgart |
| 13:30 | Dep | 31 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Focke-Wulf Fw 200 | Vienna | |
| 123456– | 13:50 | Arr | 9 | Deutsche Lufthansa / Ala Littoria | Junkers Ju 52 / Savoia Marchetti S 75 | Berlin |
| 123456– | 14:20 | Dep | 9 | Deutsche Lufthansa / Ala Littoria | Junkers Ju 52 / Savoia Marchetti S 75 | Venice - Rome |
| 123456– | 15:00 | Dep | 1081 | Swissair | DH 89 Rapide | St. Gallen - Zurich |
| 123456– | 15:30 | Arr | 41 | Deutsche Lufthansa / Malert (Magyar Légiforgalmi R.T., Budapest) | Junkers Ju 52 / ? | Zurich |
| 123456– | 15:40 | Dep | 35 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Karlsbad - Chemnitz - Berlin |
| 123456– | 15:55 | Dep | 41 | Deutsche Lufthansa / Malert (Magyar Légiforgalmi R.T., Budapest) | Junkers Ju 52 / ? | Salzburg - Vienna - Budapest |
| 123456– | 16:40 | Arr | 10 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Berlin - Halle/Leipzig - Nuremberg |
| 1234567 | 16:50 | Arr | 31 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Focke-Wulf Fw 200 | Vienna |
| 123456– | 16:55 | Dep | 26 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Heinkel He 111 | Nuremberg - Halle/Leipzig |
| 123456– | 17:00 | Dep | 52 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 160 | Stuttgart |
| 1234567 | 17:20 | Dep | 31 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Focke-Wulf Fw 200 | Frankfurt/M |
| 123456– | 19:00 | Dep | 25 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Nuremberg - Berlin |
| 123456– | 20:50 | Arr | 45 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Essen/Mühlheim - Cologne - Frankfurt/M - Nuremberg |
| ––––––7 | 21:40 | Arr | 10 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Berlin - Halle/Leipzig - Nuremberg |
| 123456– | 22:20 | Arr | 25 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Berlin - Nuremberg |
| 1234567 | 22:25 | Dep | PF173 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Nuremberg - Frankfurt/M - Cologne |
Images
Picture ca. 1930
Source: ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Fotograf: Unbekannt / Ans_08718-080-AL / Public Domain Mark
Enlargement: Aircraft and building
Enlargement: Gate
Enlargement: Aircraft Junkers F-13
During World War II
Use
Luftwaffe airfield.
Situation
Munich Oberwiesenfeld airfield in World War II on a US map from 1944 - (McMaster University Library Digital Archive, License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 CC BY-NC 2.5 CA /MULDA/)
During the Cold War
Situation
Munich airspace with Oberwiesenfeld airfield in 1954
Overview
Munich Oberwiesenfeld Airfield on a US satellite image from 02 August 1962
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Runways
Date for 1958
- 01/19: 700 m x 60 m Grass
- 10/28: 700 m x 60 Grass
Today
Use
Closed.
Situation
Orthophoto 2015 of Olympiapark, on the area of the former Oberwiesenfeld airfield
Links
Image sources
- http://ba.e-pics.ethz.ch/ - ETH Bibliothek
- http://geoportal.bayern.de/ - Geoportal Bayern
- https://www.muenchen.de/rathaus/Stadtverwaltung/Di... - Stadtarchiv München
Airfields in the vicinity
- 029°/5km Munich: Warner Strip Airfield (Panzerwiese) (München, Warner Kaserne)
- 008°/7km Oberschleißheim: Airfield (Schleissheim)
- 114°/12km Munich: Riem Airport (München, Munich Old Airport)
- 150°/13km Neubiberg: Airfield (Neubiberg Air Base)
- 279°/21km Fürstenfeldbruck: Air Base (Fürstenfeldbruck Airfield)
- 242°/22km Oberpfaffenhofen: Airfield
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