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Vliegbasis Leeuwarden
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Coordinates
N531331 E0054510
(WGS84)
Google Maps
Elevation
4 ft
Location indicator
EHLW
The history of the Cold War airfields: Leeuwarden
During World War II
Situation
Leeuwarden 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
During the Cold War
Use
Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht, KLu) base
In the 1950s
Situation
Leeuwarden airfield and surrounding airways and restricted areas on a map 1956
Lights
Red identification beacon with ident "LO"
Radar
GCA
Radio communication
Homer 117.9
Tower 117.9, 257.8, 119.7, 118.1, 121.5
In the 1970s
Situation
Leeuwarden 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
In the 1980s and early 1990s
Runways
Data for the year 1990:
09/27: 1994 m x 48 m Asphalt
06/24: 2382 m x 48 m Asphalt
Radio beacons
Data for the year 1990:
TACAN: CH94 "LWD", at field
Sources
https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/
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Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
https://digitalarchive.mcmaster.ca/
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McMaster University Library Digital Archive
Airfields in the vicinity
243°/73km
De Kooy
: Airfield (Vliegveld de Kooy, Den Helder Airport)
Categories
Air Bases Netherlands
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