Kolberg Air Base
| Lotnisko Kolobrzeg-Bagicz Kolberg Air Base |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | EPKG |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 6 m (20 ft ) |
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| Distance from the city center | 9 km east of Kołobrzeg / Kolberg |
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| Basic data | |
| opening | 1936 |
| operator | Lotnisko Bagicz Sp. Z oo (formerly Air Force) |
| Start-and runway | |
| 07/25 | 892 m × 40 m concrete |
The airbase Kolberg was an air base of the Air Force of the Armed Forces near the town of Kolobrzeg / Kolberg at Bagicz / Bodenhagen in the former province of Pomerania and today in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship . Today's airfield , Lotnisko Kolobrzeg-Bagicz, is located directly on the Baltic Sea.
history
German time
The air base was rebuilt between 1935 and 1936 near Kolberg , directly on the Baltic Sea in the area of the municipality of Bodenhagen . The runway was grassy. In the southeast of the air base there were four large aircraft hangars and a large repair hangar. There were also other farm and accommodation buildings here. As the first airborne unit, the IV. (Supplementary) Group of Kampfgeschwader 152 was stationed here from April 1938 . During the German invasion of Poland in September 1939, Group I of Kampfgeschwader 1 was lying here. From 1939 to 1945, various pilots' schools and an airborne rifle school were also housed here.
The following table shows a list of all active flying units (excluding school and supplementary units) of the Air Force that were stationed here between 1938 and 1945.
| From | To | unit | equipment |
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| April 1938 | April 1939 | IV./KG 152 (IV. Group of Kampfgeschwader 254) | Junkers Ju 86 , Heinkel He 111 |
| May 1939 | October 1939 | Staff, I./KG 1 | Heinkel He 111H |
| 1943 | 1944 | Parts of III./NJG 5 ( III.Group of Nachtjagdgeschwader 5) | Messerschmitt Bf 110G-4 |
| September 1943 | September 1943 | IV./TG 1 (IV. Group of Transport Wing 1) | Junkers Ju 52 / 3m |
| February 1944 | September 1944 | IV./KG 26 | Junkers Ju 88A-4 |
| November 1944 | January 1945 | 7./KG 200 (7th squadron of Kampfgeschwader 200) | |
| December 1944 | February 1945 | Rod, 1./NAGr. 3 (Staff and 1st Squadron of Close Reconnaissance Group 3) | Messerschmitt Bf 109G-8 |
| January 1945 | February 1945 | Wekusta 26 | Junkers Ju 88D-1 |
| January 1945 | February 1945 | Staff / FAGr. 2 (Staff of Remote Reconnaissance Group 2) | Junkers Ju 188D-2 |
| January 1945 | January 1945 | Enlightenment St. 2. (F) / night | |
| January 1945 | February 1945 | 3. (F) / Enlightenment group 22 (3rd season of long-range reconnaissance group 22) | Junkers Ju 188D-2, Ju 188F-1 |
| January 1945 | February 1944 | 1. (F) / Aufkl.Gr. 122 | Messerschmitt Me 410A-3 , Me 410B-3, |
| January 1945 | February 1945 | Close-up St. 4th / 31st | |
| February 1945 | March 1945 | III./SG 1 ( III.Group of the battle squadron 1) | Henschel Hs 129B-2 |
People's Republic of Poland
On March 18, 1945, Polish and Soviet troops occupied the area of the air base. Since 1946 Kołobrzeg has belonged to the Polish Koszalin Voivodeship , since 1999 to the West Pomeranian Voivodeship . The Soviet Air Force used the airfield until May 28, 1992. Since then the site has been largely deserted. a. used as club rooms.
Third Polish Republic
Since October 2012 the area has been officially used again as an airfield for general aviation (see AIP VFR Poland of October 18, 2012). The space can be used for take-offs and landings under visual flight conditions (VFR). However, there is no refueling facility (as of June 2016). A comprehensive renovation and expansion is planned.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Henry L. deZeng IV: Air Force Airfields 1935-45 Germany (1937 Borders) , pp 345-347 , accessed on August 29, 2014.
- ↑ [1]