Oldenburg: Air Base
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| Coordinates | N531049 E0080939 (WGS84) Google Maps |
| Elevation | 40 ft |
| Federal state | Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony) |
| Location indicator | EDNO (1990) |
Germany during the Cold War Map
The history of the Cold War airfields: Oldenburg
During World War II
Use
Luftwaffe air base.
Situation
Oldenburg Air Base in World War II on a US map from 1943
Source: McMaster University Library Digital Archive, License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 CC BY-NC 2.5 CA
Overview
Oldenburg Air Base on a US map from 1951
Source: AMS M841 GSGS 4414, Courtesy Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
Hangars
Source: AMS M841 GSGS 4414, Courtesy Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
Barracks, railway siding
Source: AMS M841 GSGS 4414, Courtesy Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
During the Cold War
Use
Used by RAF until 1957, thereafter German Airforce airbase.
In the 1950s: RAF Station
Situation
RAF Oldenburg on a map from 1956 - The approach areas of the three British airfields Ahlhorn, Oldenburg and Jever are protected by restricted areas. The white "E" in the circle symbolizes the Eureka radio beacon, used by the British at this time. The square around the airport symbol with the "V" underneath shows an VHF direction finder. The black star stands for the coded beacons which is characteristical for British airfields
1957-1993: German Air Force base
Situation
Oldenburg Air Base 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
Runways
Data for the year 1990:
- 10/28: 2118 m x 30 m Concrete
Radio beacons
Data for the year 1971:
- TACAN: CH117 "OBG", at field
- NDB: 361 "OBG", at field
Radio communication
Call sign: OLDY
Units
1990: JaboG 43 (Alpha Jet)
Today
Use
Closed.
Links
- Traditionsgemeinschaft Jagdbombergeschwader 43 e.V. - Rare videos of flight operations at Oldenburg.
Airfields in the vicinity
- 179°/29km Ahlhorn: Highway Strip (Notlandeplatz NLP)
- 098°/31km Lemwerder: Airfield
- 195°/31km Varrelbusch: Air Base (planned)
- 171°/33km Ahlhorn: Air Base (RAF Ahlhorn)
- 057°/34km Hohenheide: Highway Strip (Autobahn-Notlandeplatz NLP)
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