Bad Lippspringe airfield
The airfield Bad Lippspringe is a military airfield in the area of East Westphalian city Bad Lippspringe in North Rhine-Westphalia . It is located on the grounds of the Senne military training area . The airfield was used from its establishment in the late 1930s until the end of World War II as an airfield for the Luftwaffe of the Wehrmacht . Since 1964 he also served the Rhine Army Parachute Association for private skydiving operations .
history
Construction of the military airfield began in the late 1930s. He had been occupied with active flying units since August 1939. The following table shows a list of selected active air units (excluding school and supplementary units) of the Air Force that were stationed here between 1939 and 1945.
| From | To | unit | equipment |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 1939 | November 1939 | I./KG 54 (I. Gruppe des Kampfgeschwaders 54) | Heinkel He 111P |
| August 1943 | September 1943 | I./ZG 1 (I. Group of Kampfgeschwader 1) | Messerschmitt Bf 110 |
| October 1943 | December 1943 | I./ZG 26 | Messerschmitt Bf 110 |
| April 1944 | June 1944 | Staff / JG 1 (staff of the Jagdgeschwader 1) | Messerschmitt Bf 109G , Focke-Wulf Fw 190A |
| June 1944 | August 1944 | III./JG 53 | Messerschmitt Bf 109G |
| July 1944 | September 1944 | Staff / JG 4 | Focke-Wulf Fw 190A |
| September 1944 | October 1944 | III./JG 4 | Messerschmitt Bf 109G / K |
| November 1944 | December 1944 | I./SG 4 | Focke-Wulf Fw 190F / G |
| December 1944 | December 1944 | II./TG 3 | Junkers Ju 52 |
| January 1945 | March 1945 | 6./NJG 4 (6th squadron of night fighter squadron 4) | Messerschmitt Bf 110, Junkers Ju 88G |
| March 1945 | March 1945 | III./NJG 11 | Messerschmitt Bf 109G, Focke-Wulf Fw 190A |
| March 1945 | March 1945 | II./JG 27 | Messerschmitt Bf 109G |
Until 1955 it was also the home base of the Paderborn Air Sports Association, which then moved to the Paderborn-Mönkeloh Airfield, which was still in existence at the time.
On Friday, June 22nd 1996, Pope John Paul II presided over a Eucharistic celebration here in front of 80,000 believers.
use
The airfield was used as a parachute jump by the Rhine Army Parachute Association until mid-2017 , which also offered private individuals the opportunity to jump. The airfield is currently not in use.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Henry L. deZeng IV: Air Force Airfields 1935-45 Germany (1937 Borders) , pp 399-400 , accessed on September 21, 2014.
- ↑ When the Pope visited Paderborn. The cathedral, accessed January 30, 2020
- ^ Website of the Rhine Army Parachute Association (RAPA) with invitation for private individuals .
Coordinates: 51 ° 47 ′ 16.9 ″ N , 8 ° 47 ′ 15.2 ″ E