Oldenburg Air Base
| Former Oldenburg Air Base | |
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| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 11 m (36 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 5 km northwest of Oldenburg-Zentrum, 1 km south of Metjendorf |
| Street | Alexanderstraße / L824 (A293 2 km) |
| train | Oldenburg (Oldb) central station |
| Local transport | Bus route 329 & 330, stop at Fliegerhorst |
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| opening | 1933 |
The Fliegerhorst Oldenburg was a military airfield in Oldenburg and from 1964 to 1993 the location of the fighter-bomber squadron 43 of the air force of the German armed forces . Today there is a solar park on part of the area. On the part transferred to the city of Oldenburg - the former barracks area and airport hangars - a new district is to be built.
Air base
history
On August 20, 1933, the airfield on the uninhabited Alexanderheide in the north of the city was officially opened as part of a major flight day. In 1936 took over Air Force airfield as a military airfield (alias "buddy"). From 1939, various associations moved to Oldenburg. On May 9, 1945, Oldenburg was occupied by Canadian forces .
The following table shows a list of selected active flying units (excluding school and supplementary units) of the Wehrmacht Air Force that were stationed here between 1939 and 1945.
| From | To | unit | equipment |
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| June 1939 | June 1939 | II., III./KG 53 (II. And III. Group of Kampfgeschwader 53) | Heinkel He 111 |
| January 1940 | March 1940 | I./KG 54 | Heinkel He 111P |
| March 1940 | April 1940 | KGr. zbV 101 (combat group for special use) | Junkers Ju 52 / 3m |
| March 1940 | May 1940 | KGr. zbV 102 | Junkers Ju 52 / 3m |
| May 1940 | June 1940 | Staff, I., II./KG 30 | Junkers Ju 88A |
| June 1940 | July 1940 | Staff, I./KG 40 | Focke-Wulf Fw 200C |
| March 1941 | May 1941 | II./KG 3 | Dornier Do 17Z, Junkers Ju 88A |
| November 1942 | November 1942 | Parts of the KGr. zbV 106 | Gotha Go 244B |
| April 1943 | June 1943 | Parts of III./JG 54 ( III.Group of Jagdgeschwader 54) | Messerschmitt Bf 109G-4 |
| June 1943 | May 1944 | III./JG 11 | Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 |
| July 1943 | November 1943 | III./JG 300 | Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 |
| November 1943 | April 1944 | III./JG 302 | Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-6, Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 |
| August 1944 | August 1944 | I./JG 77 | Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 |
| December 1944 | January 1945 | III./JG 6 | Messerschmitt Bf 109G-14 |
The British Royal Air Force reactivated the airfield in 1951 and modernization began in November of that year. Flight operations on the RAF Oldenburg began again in June 1952. Various squadrons were located here until 1956, which formed the 124th Wing (squadron). At the beginning there were three seasons of Vampire FB9 , which were converted to the Saber F4 at the end of 1953 . This Venom FB1 , which was still in use at the same time, was replaced by the Hunter F4 from May 1955 . In 1954, Princess Margaret visited the air base. Napalm was also dropped during a flight exercise in her honor .
In October 1957 the station was handed over by the RAF to the German Armed Forces , and the Luftwaffe 10 weapons school was the first to move into North American F-86 Saber quarters as a training facility for pilots on the site, again designated as Oldenburg Air Base . It was here in 1959 that Jagdgeschwader 72 was set up, but in the same year the unit was relocated to Leck ( North Friesland ). In 1962, the reconnaissance wing 54 ( Fiat G.91 ) was relocated from Erding to Oldenburg, and in the following year the Air Force 10 weapons school was relocated to Jever Air Base .
In 1964 the reconnaissance wing 54 was disbanded, and at the same time Jagdgeschwader 72 was relocated from Leck to Oldenburg. Both associations were merged to form Fighter Bomber Squadron 43 due to the change in the assignment (the aircraft were no longer day fighters, but the task of the association was now to combat ground targets). The association of the 4th Air Force Division was subordinate to the F-86 Saber. In 1966 it was changed to Fiat G.91, the following year it was renamed to Leichtes Kampfgeschwader 43, and in 1979 it was renamed to Jagdbombergeschwader 43. From 1981 the Alpha Jet was flown in Oldenburg. In 1991 18 Alpha Jet of the 2nd season were temporarily relocated to Turkey because of the Gulf War. On September 30, 1993, JaboG 43 was decommissioned / dissolved; one year later, on November 1, 1994, the airfield was officially de-dedicated.
In addition to the flying unit, the Air Force Supply Group 22 was stationed on the premises of the air base from 1957 to 1958. In 1959 it was restructured to Air Force Supply Regiment 6, whose staff moved to the Oldenburg Donnerschwee barracks. The Air Force First Aid Squadron of the LVR 6 (until 1993), the field yard Saber F-86 (until 1966), the field yard Fiat G-91 (from 1966 to 1981) and its successor association Luftwaffenwerft 61 of the LVR 6 (from 1981 to 1993) were on the Site of the air base stationed.
From 1968 to 1991 the 3rd battery of the Air Defense Missile Battalion 24 of the Air Defense Force Nike was stationed at the air base , and from 1993 to 2006 (relocation to Bad Sülze ) the Air Defense Missile Group 24 of the Air Defense Missile Squadron 2 .
Trivia
William George Perks did part of his military service with RAF Germany at Oldenburg Air Base. He later achieved world fame as the bass player for the Rolling Stones under the stage name Bill Wyman .
Later (2010 to 2011) the Oldenburg State Theater used a hall as a performance venue during renovation work in the Great House. Since returning to the Big House, it has served as a prop store and rehearsal stage.
New uses
After the Bundeswehr sold part of the site in 2011 and transferred it (sold) to the City of Oldenburg in 2013/14, a new district will be built on the urban site (barracks area, total area 193 hectares / 1.93 km²).
- Overview of areas and uses - former Bundeswehr area
Total area 308 hectares, of which around:
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New uses:
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New district
Under the title “Fliegerhorst Oldenburg. Future Plan 2030+ ”, Oldenburg successfully participated in the“ City of the Future ”competition of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) . As one of 52 municipalities in Germany, the city was commissioned to have politicians, economic and administrative forces work together with citizens and scientists to develop “a holistic and sustainable vision for the new district”. Due to this requirement, a “ participation process ” was carried out from July 2014 to September 2015 and accompanied by a group of representatives. In spring 2015, citizens submitted over 1,300 ideas. In June a five-day “city workshop” with experts, association representatives and randomly selected citizens (as the so-called “ planning cell ” provides) took place, a total of around 180 people, including children and young people. The results of the “participation process” serve as “orientation” for planners and city council.
In March 2017, City Planning Councilor Gabriele Nießen presented the city's plans for the 193 hectare area. There are to be 950 residential units for around 2000 people. Since the site is owned by the city, it wants to ensure that the rent does not exceed 6 euros per square meter. The new district should be named "Air Base".
During the budget consultations of the city of Oldenburg for 2017, Mayor Jürgen Krogmann stated that the first plots for residential development on the former air base will be sold in 2018 [out of date] . In his opinion, space should also be made available to medium-sized companies and the university.
Web links
- Air base
- Oldenburg Air Base - Traditional Association Jagdbombergeschwader 43 eV
- Princess Margaret visiting the air base in 1954. Newsreel recording, archived at britishpathe.com
- British newsreel recording of the handover of the air base from the RAF to the German Air Force in 1957, archived at britishpathe.com
- Sale, handover
- New district
- Quartier Fliegerhorst - a new district is emerging in Oldenburg , on the website of the city of Oldenburg, oldenburg.de
- Zoning plan N-777 D (Fliegerhorst / Mittelweg) with local building regulations - justification , on the website of the city of Oldenburg
Individual evidence
- ↑ Henry L. deZeng IV: Air Force Airfields 1935-45 Germany (1937 Borders) pp 504-505 , accessed on 12 March 2020th
- ↑ a b Oldenburg Air Base - SOLD , on web bundesimmobilien.de, Federal Agency for Real Estate Tasks
- ↑ a b Fliegerhorst - City of Oldenburg , on the web of the city of Oldenburg, oldenburg.de
- ↑ City of Oldenburg: Air Base - What is possible?
- ↑ City of Oldenburg: Air Base - Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
- ^ City of Oldenburg: Oldenburg Air Base - Future Plan 2030
- ↑ Oldenburg Air Base - A new district is emerging , IPG Institute for Participative Design.
- ^ Fliegerhorst - Stadtwerkstatt ( Memento from July 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) , City of Oldenburg.
- ↑ Manuela Sies. Planning a city - Oldenburg will be huge , taz Nord, July 23, 2015.
- ^ Eilert Freese: This is what citizens want for the new district . nwzonline.de, March 30, 2017
- ↑ Karsten Röhr: Air base should bring millions to the city . nwzonline.de, December 1, 2016