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Valkenburg
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Katwijk, Leiden, Vliegkamp Valkenburg
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Coordinates
N521006 E0042530
(WGS84)
Google Maps
Elevation
0 ft
Region
Zuid-Holland
Location indicator
EHVB
The history of the Cold War airfields: Valkenburg
During World War II
Situation
Valkenburg / Katwijk 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
Airfield of the Royal Netherlands Navy (Koninklijke Marine).
In the 1940s
Radio beacons
NDB
: 473 "B3C"
In the 1950s
Situation
Ypenburg with surrounding airways and restricted areas in 1956
Lights
Red identification beacon with ident "VB"
Radio beacons
NDB
: 359 "PBV"
Racon: 9320 / 9430R / 9310T "1-2-3"
YG Beacon: Channel 5 "VB"
Radar
GCA
Radio communication
Homer 117.0, 117.9
Valkenburg Control 117.0, 117.9, 118.1, 121.5, 362.3, 3023.5
Tower 116.64, 117.9, 118.1, 3023.5, 121.5, 257.8
In the 1970s
Situation
Valkenburg Naval Air Station 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
Valkenburg Air Base on a US satellite image from 29 August 1977
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
In the 1980s and early 1990s
Runways
Data for the year 1990:
16/34: 1500 m x 45 m Asphalt
05/23: 2440 m x 45 m Asphalt
Radio beacons
Data for the year 1990:
NDB
: 364 "GV"
Today
Use
Closed.
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
194°/14km
Ypenburg
: Air Base (Vliegveld Ypenburg)
Categories
Air Bases Netherlands
Recommended
Ypenburg Air Base, Netherlands
only 14 km away
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