Gutenfeld Air Base
The airbase Gutenfeld was an air base of the Air Force of the Armed Forces near the East Prussian Gutenfeld .
history
The air base was rebuilt between 1936 and 1937. The runway was grassy. There were five aircraft hangars in a row in the south and south-east of the air base. Behind it further commercial and accommodation buildings. The flight control building was east of the airfield. The I./JG 21 was the first flying unit to be stationed here from July 1939 . The Air War School 4, the Aviator Training Regiment 53 and other schools were also housed here from 1939 to 1945. The following table shows a list of selected active flying units (excluding school and supplementary units) of the Air Force that were stationed here between 1939 and 1945.
| From | To | unit | equipment |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 1939 | August 1939 | I./JG 21 (I. Group of Jagdgeschwader 21) | Messerschmitt Bf 109D |
| January 1943 | February 1943 | I./KG 4 (I. Group of Kampfgeschwader 4) | Heinkel He 111H |
| September 1944 | January 1945 | 14./KG 55 (14th squadron of Kampfgeschwaders 55) | Junkers Ju 88C |
| November 1944 | December 1945 | 10th (Pz) / SG 1 (10th (tank hunting) squadron of Sturzkampfgeschwader 1) | Junkers Ju 87G |
In the spring of 1945, Soviet troops occupied the area of the air base. Lugowoje ( Russian Луговое ) has been part of the Russian Kaliningrad Oblast since 1945 . The Soviet Air Force used the airfield until 1990. Since then, the area has been deserted.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Henry L. deZeng IV: Air Force Airfields 1935-45 Germany (1937 Borders) , pp 251-252 , accessed on September 16, 2014.
Coordinates: 54 ° 40 ′ 17.5 ″ N , 20 ° 38 ′ 35.2 ″ E