Itzehoe Airfield / Hungry Wolf
| Itzehoe Airfield / Hungry Wolf | |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | EDHF |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 25 m (82 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 8 km northeast of Itzehoe |
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| Local transport |
 3260
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| Basic data | |
| operator | Hungriger Wolf Airport Development and Operating Company |
| surface | 48 ha |
| Runways | |
| 02/20 | 1040 m × 30 m (550 m asphalt, 490 m grass) |
| 09/27 | 708 m × 40 m grass |
The airfield Itzehoe / Hungry Wolf is an airfield northeast of the town Itzehoe in the south of Schleswig-Holstein . It is one of the oldest airfields in Germany. The airfield is approved for gliders , powered gliders , microlights and powered aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of up to 5.7 tons.
origin of the name
There are several stories about the origin of the name Hungry Wolf . One of them derives it from a farmer named Wulf, who had his property in the area. Its servants and maids developed an extraordinary appetite when they were invited to dinner by someone. So after a short time they were only called Die vom Hungrier Wulf , which then became the term for the area around the former property. Another interpretation goes back to the Middle Ages . At that time the trade routes from Denmark to Hamburg led through the area around today's airfield. Since the area was so lonely at the time that the traders' draft animals were repeatedly attacked by wolves , the area was given the name Hungry Wolf among traders .
history
Before the First World War
As early as 1898, the German Army used the area east of today's airfield as a military training area in Lockstedt camp . Starting in 1905, the Luftschiffer detachments on the Hasenheide near the military training area set up a provisional field airfield in order to fly with free balloons and to observe the artillery fire on the training area. A little later, the first fighter and observation aircraft - including a Rumpler Taube - rose from here. In 1915 Leutnant von Hiddensee, who shortly before had been the first German fighter pilot to fly a military mission over Paris , visited the airfield.
Interwar period
After the First World War , the military training area was practically closed. Only a small part was kept by the Reichswehr for driving and framework exercises . From 1932 an off-road sports school and from 1935 a sports school of the SA used the site. In 1936, the site of today's airfield was leveled and a runway with sod created.
Second World War
Even before 1939 the place was used as an intermediate landing area. In the autumn of 1939 barracks were built and the runway became a full-fledged field airfield . In addition, the Itzehoe monastery was expropriated and added to the airfield area, so that the airfield area was enlarged to an area of 260 hectares. In 1942, the Air Force Replacement Battalion XI was stationed on the site and placed under the command of the Uetersen Air Base . It consisted of 11 officers , 127 NCOs and 461 crew ranks , which were equipped with six motor vehicles, but not with aircraft. On July 18 of the same year the battalion was relocated to Neumünster .
post war period
After the Second World War , the barracks were initially used to house former prisoners of war and foreign workers - from 1946 to house displaced persons . After the place had already been used for model flying by the Itzehoer Luftsportverein from 1951 , the responsible ministry in Kiel granted the club permission to use the area for gliding . On May 25, 1955, the first sports airfield in the young Federal Republic was inaugurated on the Hungry Wolf . In the same year the tower , a hall and a petrol station were built.
Use by the Bundeswehr
Between 1958 and 2004 the airfield was mainly used by the Bundeswehr . On May 4, 1959, Army Aviation Squadron 6 was stationed at the airfield. At this point in time, the squadron was equipped with a Dornier Do 27 . She also had Saunders-Roe Skeeter helicopters for test purposes . However, the tests showed poor performance, so that the machines were replaced by Aérospatiale SE.3130 Alouette II in March 1960 . In 1962, Heeresfliegerstaffel 6 was renamed Heeresfliegerbataillon 6 . In the spring of 1963 several Sikorsky H-34G were again stationed at the airfield for test purposes , but they passed the test phase and were taken over into regular service. Between 1968 and 1971 the Sikorsky H-34G were replaced by the Bell UH-1D . In 1971 the Do 27 was also retired. Due to reorganization, the battalion took on anti-tank tasks in addition to the previous transport tasks . For this reason, Bo 105M and Bo 105P were stationed at Bölkow airfield . The Alouette II was retired by 1982. During the reorganization of the Bundeswehr between 1990 and 1993, the 6th Panzer Grenadier Division supported by the battalion was disbanded and the Bo 105 helicopters were subsequently relocated to other locations and replaced by other Bell UH-1Ds. In 2004, the association was dissolved in the course of the Bundeswehr reform and the Bundeswehr left the airfield after flight operations had ceased in 2002.
Associations and companies
In addition to the Itzehoer Luftsportverein e. V. as the owner of the airfield with an attached powered flight school , other companies are based at the airfield. The XWind Training Center Germany offers simulator training for Crosswind landings and the Transport Institute North organizes driver safety training at the airfield. At the tower is the Tower Bistro with an adjoining guest house with thirty beds and rooms for events. However, this tower in the west of the site is out of order. Since 2018, the flight control has been located in a new building east of the runway. There are Werkststatt, gas station and the halls for around 100 aircraft in close proximity.
Events
In addition to the regular flight and skydiving operations, various events take place at the airfield.
Habitat Festival
The Habitat Festival is an electronic music festival with around 3000 visitors.
Classic Motor Days
The Classic Motor Days is a two-day road motor sport and flight event in which many classic vehicles and aircraft take part. It is organized by the Hamburg Motorsport Club.
Wolf Mile
The Wolf Mile is a trucker and country festival . Here Trucks presented by vintage to modern tractor. In addition to truck races, there are air shows, sightseeing flights and live music.
Accidents
- On October 16, 2011, a forty-year-old pilot took off from the airfield with one passenger in his Lancair 235 . Fifteen minutes after take-off, the Lancair crashed into a maize field in the Langwedel district of Blocksdorf in the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district . The pilot and passenger were killed on impact.
- On August 30, 2015, a Jakowlew Jak-18T touched down with all three wheels simultaneously without interception maneuvers and overturned. The yak was on a training flight with a flight instructor . The 70-year-old pilot and the 66-year-old flight instructor as well as one other passenger were seriously injured.
photos
Map from 1893, the airfield is only a field name
Map after the construction of the water tower (1902) , today's airfield area lies completely within the boundaries of the camp and is not named
Web links
- Website of the Itzehoer Luftsportverein
- Habitat Festival website
- Classic Motor Days website
- Wolf Mile website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hungry Wolf Airfield. hamburg-tourism.de, accessed on March 19, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Bundeswehr in Hohenlockstedt: Hungry Wolf. (No longer available online.) Flugzeugfeuerwehr-601.de, archived from the original on March 31, 2009 ; accessed on March 29, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c d Frank Quast: Hohenaspe Airfield / Hungry Wolf. Retrieved March 19, 2018 .
- ↑ Chronicle 1950 to 1955. Itzehoer Luftsportverein, accessed on March 28, 2018 .
- ↑ Chronicle 1956–1960. Itzehoer Luftsportverein, accessed on March 29, 2018 .
- ^ Itzehoe: Hungry Wolf Airfield. Military Airfield Directory, accessed March 29, 2018 .
- ^ Website of the Itzehoer Luftsportverein e. V. Itzehoer Flugsportverein e. V., accessed on March 29, 2018 .
- ↑ website XWind Training Center Germany. Xwind Training Center Germany, accessed on March 29, 2018 .
- ^ Website of the North Transport Institute. Verkehrsinstitut Nord, accessed on March 29, 2018 .
- ↑ Flyer of the airfield. Flugplatz-edhf.de, accessed on March 29, 2018 .
- ↑ YUU Skydive website. Yuu Skydive, accessed March 29, 2018 .
- ↑ List of the aviation companies approved by the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (active operating licenses). Luftfahrt-Bundesamt , accessed on January 17, 2019 .
- ↑ Habitat Festival 2018. Kopf & Steine GmbH, accessed on March 29, 2018 .
- ↑ Classic Motor Days - Hungry Wolf 2018. Hamburger Motorsport Club, accessed on March 29, 2018 .
- ↑ Wolf Mile. globus-events, accessed on March 29, 2018 .
- ^ Eckard Gehm: Death flight with a kit plane. Website of the Schleswig-Holstein newspaper publisher , October 19, 2011, accessed on March 29, 2018 .
- ↑ Stefan Maser, Michael Schell: Interim report on the accident on August 30, 2015 at the “Hungry Wolf” airfield. Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation, December 2015, accessed on March 29, 2018 .
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