Bad Langensalza airfield

Bad Langensalza airfield
Characteristics
ICAO code	EDEB
Coordinates	51 ° 7 ′ 45 "  N , 10 ° 37 ′ 20"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 7 ′ 45 "  N , 10 ° 37 ′ 20"  E
Height above MSL	198 m (650  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	3 km northwest of Bad Langensalza
Basic data
opening	1927
operator	Aviation club O: L: Bad Langensalza eV
Start-and runway
09/27	800 m × 40 m grass

US Sherman tanks occupy the airfield on April 7, 1945

The airfield Langensalza is a special airfield classified.

The airfield was built in 1927. As part of the armament of the Wehrmacht , it was expanded by the Air Force in 1937/38 and DFS 230 cargo ships were tested there . From 1940 to 1945 a dive bomber unit , night fighters of the type Ju 88 -G6 and larger training units were stationed here.

The airbase was on 28 April 1945 an armored division of the US Army occupied. The Allies referred to it from then on as Airfield R.78 .

The following table shows the complete list of all active flying units (excluding school and supplementary units) of the Luftwaffe that were stationed there between 1937 and 1945.

From	To	unit
November 1938	April 1939	II./St.G. 163 (II. Group of Sturzkampfgeschwader 163)
May 1939	August 1939	III./St.G. 2
June 1940	July 1940	III./KG 28 ( III.Group of Kampfgeschwaders 28)
June 1940	July 1940	II./KG 76
March 1944	May 1944	I./NJG 2 (I. Group of Night Fighter Squadron 2)

Web links

Commons : Flugplatz Bad Langensalza  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• The Bad Langensalza airfield on the website of the Flugsportverein LSZ

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Henry L. deZeng IV: Air Force Airfields 1935-45 Germany (1937 Borders) , accessed on August 29, 2014