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Neuhausen ob Eck Airfield

January 20, 2023

Neuhausen ob Eck Airfield (German: Flugplatz Neuhausen ob Eck, ICAO: EDSN) is a special airfield near the town of Neuhausen ob Eck in the district of Tuttlingen in Baden-Württemberg, Southern Germany. Used as a military airbase by the German Army Aviation Corps until 1994, it was rededicated a special airfield, and is since 1997 the site of the business park take-off GewerbePark Betreibergesellschaft mbH.[1] Since 2002, the airfield also hosts the annual Southside Music Festival.[2]

Neuhausen ob Eck Airfield

Flugplatz Neuhausen ob Eck
Summary
Airport typeSpecial airfield
Ownertake-off GewerbePark Betreibergesellschaft mbH
LocationNeuhausen ob Eck
Elevation AMSL2,638 ft / 804 m
Coordinates47°58′35″N 8°54′14″E / 47.97639°N 8.90389°E / 47.97639; 8.90389Coordinates: 47°58′35″N 8°54′14″E / 47.97639°N 8.90389°E / 47.97639; 8.90389
Map
EDSN
Location of airport in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 1,248 4,094 Asphalt
H-34 of the German Army
Alouette II of the German Army
Do 27 of the German Armed Forces
Bell UH-1D of the German Army
Bo 105M of the German Army

Location

The 1,43 km2 (0,55 sq mi) airfield[3] lies approximately 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) east of the town of Tuttlingen at an elevation of 804 m (2638 ft) on District Road 5945, part of Bundesstraße 311 (Federal Highway 311) linking Ulm and Geisingen. Most of the airfield lies within the boundaries of the town of Neuhausen ob Eck itself, although a small part stretches into the territory of the neighbouring village of Nendingen, part of the town of Tuttlingen.[4]

History

Plans by the Luftwaffe to build a military airfield at Neuhausen ob Eck started in 1935. Actual construction began in April 1936. The airbase was originally designated to be used only in the event of war. By 1937, flak positions, ammunition bunkers and the runway had been finished. In 1938, five half-timbered buildings were erected to house the airbase company and the administration unit. The airbase was declared operational on 1 May 1938 even though further works were still necessary to install water supplies and refueling facilities. This construction continued until the summer of 1940.

The third group of Kampfgeschwader 51 (III./KG 51) (Medium Bomber Wing 51) was stationed there from August until October 1939. It was followed by a number of other Luftwaffe units, the last of which departed from the airbase in August 1940, leaving only a small detachment to keep the airbase operational. From the end of 1942 until the autumn of 1944, the compound was used as a military exercise camp by the Hitler Youth and subsequently by the Flying Hitler Youth (Flieger-HJ). Due to the increasing danger of air attacks, the first and second group of Nachtjagdgeschwader 6 (Night Fighter Wing 6), based at Hayingen, used Neuhausen ob Eck Air Base as a storage facility for their aircraft during daylight from the end of 1944 until April 1945. The third group of Jagdgeschwader 53 (Fighter Wing 53) was intermittently based at the airbase between July 1944 and April 1945. The last flying Luftwaffe unit on the airbase was Panzerjagdstaffel 3 (Anti-Tank Squadron 3), equipped with Bü 181 trainer aircraft. These planes had been converted into combat aircraft by fitting underwing-mounted launchers for Panzerfaust anti-tank grenades. Panzerjagd Squadron 3 arrived at the airbase on 19 April 1945 before withdrawing further east on 21 April 1945,[5] a few hours before the airbase was occupied by the French Army. Subsequently, the French Army used the airbase for the collection of confiscated cattle and as a storage facility for ammunition. In 1948, the French military left the premises.[6]

In 1958, the former Luftwaffe airbase at Neuhausen ob Eck was chosen by the Federal Ministry of Defence as one of the airfields for the newly established German Army Aviation Corps and to house an army aviation squadron.[7] It was allocated the ICAO code EDSN.[8] Neuhausen ob Eck Air Base remained under French administration until 1963, when the compound was handed over to the German government. In 1965, the German Army Aviation Corps became the new occupant of the airbase.[9] With the arrival of Army Aviation Squadron 10, relocating from Friedrichshafen Air Base, Neuhausen ob Eck Air Base became operational in 1966.[10] Army Aviation Squadron 10 flew Alouette II and Sikorsky H-34 helicopters as well as Dornier Do 27 fixed-wing aircraft.[11] However, the German Army had realised that helicopters would fulfill the Army Aviation Corps' designated tasks better than fixed-wing aircraft, and the Dornier 27 were phased out.[12] From 1964 on, these aircraft were handed over to other users so that Army Aviation Squadron 10 only had a few Do 27 at their disposal when they arrived at Neuhausen ob Eck Air Base. The majority of aircraft used were helicopters.[13] Transport helicopter H-34 was also gradually transferred to other units around the same time. In 1967, the squadron was renamed Army Aviation Battalion 10. Four years later, in 1971, the unit was returned its original designation, Army Aviation Squadron 10, when No 2 Squadron of Army Aviation Battalion 10 moved to Roth Air Base to form, together with other elements of the German Army Aviation Corps, Army Aviation Regiment 20. In 1979, this regiment, flying Bell UH-1D,[14] relocated to Neuhausen ob Eck Air Base. In 1983, the helicopters flown by Army Aviation Squadron 10, Alouette II, were replaced with the Bo 105M.[15]

Following the German reunification in 1990, a reform of the German Army resulted in the disbanding of all German Army Aviation Corps units based on Neuhausen ob Eck Air Base and the subsequent closure of the airbase itself. The fly-out took place on 28 September 1993 and Army Aviation Regiment 20 and Army Aviation Squadron 10 were disbanded with Army Aviation Squadron 10 partially relocating to Laupheim Air Base to form the new Army Aviation Support Squadron 10.[16] Subsequently, the compound was briefly used by the military police, Training Company of Military Police Battalion 750,[17] before being acquired by the town of Neuhausen ob Eck in 1997. In 2000, it was renamed take-off Gewerbe-Park (take-off Business Park).

Current use

The airfield

The former military airbase is now designated a special airfield and can be used by fixed-wing aircraft with a weight of up to 5.700 kg, helicopters, motor gliders and ultralight fixed-wing aircraft.[18] Since 2001, the airfield is equipped with a hangar, offering storage possibilities for 15 aircraft.[19] Refuelling is not possible at the airfield.[20]

Neuhausen ob Eck Airfield is the venue for the annual Southside Festival, a music festival established in 2000, usually held over three days in June, and drawing about 50,000 spectators every year.[21]

The business park

More than 50 companies from various branches of manufacturing, trade and the service sector use the premises as their business location.[22][23]

Post-World War II military occupants

The following units of the German Armed Forces were stationed at Neuhausen ob Eck Air Base:

  •   Army Aviation Squadron 10 (1966–1967)
  •   Army Aviation Battalion 10 (1967–1971)
  •   Army Aviation Squadron 10 (1971–1994)
  •   Army Aviation Regiment 20 (1979–1994)
  •   Army Airbase Headquarters 203 (1973–1994)
  •   Training Company of Military Police Battalion 750 (1994–1995)

See also

Further reading

  • Dressel, Joachim; Griel, Manfred (1990), Flugzeuge und Hubschrauber der Bundeswehr (in German), Stuttgart: Motorbuch-Verlag, ISBN 3-613-01358-4
  • Lang, Gerhard (2007), Die Flugzeuge der Bundeswehr, Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag, ISBN 978-3-613-02743-5} (in German)
  • Onusseit, Ulrich (1987), Heeresflugplatz Neuhausen (in German), Waldesch: Mönch
  • Philpott, Bryan (2003), History of the German Air Force, Twickenham: Hamlyn, ISBN 0-600-50293-7
  • Rudolph, Christin-Désirée (2012), Soldaten unterm Rotor: die Huschrauberverbände der Bundeswehr, Stuttgart: Motorbuch-Verlag, ISBN 978-3-613-03413-6} (in German)
  • Schütt, Kurt W. (1985), Heeresflieger: Truppengattung der dritten Dimension; die Geschichte der Heeresfliegertruppe der Bundeswehr (in German), Koblenz: Bernard und Graefe, ISBN 3-7637-5451-2
  • Stritzel, Hans-Georg (1966), Geschichte des Flugplatzes Neuhausen ob Eck 1935–1963 (in German), Neuhausen ob Eck
  • Vetter, Bernd; Vetter, Frank (2001), Die deutschen Heeresflieger: Geschichte, Typen und Verbände (in German), Stuttgart: Motorbuch-Verlag, ISBN 3-613-02146-3
  • Willbold, Hans (2002), Der Luftkrieg zwischen Donau und Bodensee. Vorbereitungen, Flugplätze und deren Belegungen, Luftangriffe, Abstürze (in German), Bad Buchau: Federsee-Verlag, ISBN 3-925171-54-1

References

  1. ^ "Vom Heeresflugplatz zum Gewerbepark take off: Neuhausen ob Eck als Beispiel einer gelungenen Konversion" (in German). Deutscher Landkreistag. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  2. ^ . Rund um Neuhausen (in German). Gemeinde Neuhausen ob Eck. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  3. ^ . Daten und Fakten (in German). take-off GewerbePark. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Airport - Information". Neuhausen ob Eck. airports.de. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  5. ^ H. Willbold, p. 103ff.
  6. ^ "Airport - Information". Flugplatz Neuhausen ob Eck (in German). Lexikon der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  7. ^ "Exkurs in die Aufstellung der Heeresfliegereinheiten". Geschichte(n) der Heeresflieger am Hungrigen Wolf (in German). Retrieved 16 April 2013.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Intro". Gemeinschaft der Heeresflieger Neuhausen ob Eck (in German). Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Airport - Information". Flugplatz Neuhausen ob Eck (in German). Lexikon der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  10. ^ "Geschichte". Heeresfliegertstaffel 10 (in German). Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  11. ^ "Chronik" (in German). Bodensee-Airport Friedrichshafen. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  12. ^ Engels, Oliver (May 2000), (PDF) (in German), Universität der Bundeswehr München, pp. 19–20, archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2017, retrieved 16 April 2013
  13. ^ "Historie Do 27". Do 27 in Berlin (in German). Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  14. ^ G. Lang, Die Flugzeuge der Bundeswehr, p.226
  15. ^ "Geschichte". Heeresfliegertstaffel 10 (in German). Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  16. ^ "Chronik der Gemeinschaft der Heeresflieger Neuhausen ob Eck". Gemeinschaft der Heeresflieger Neuhausen ob Eck (in German). Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  17. ^ Engels, Oliver, Historischer Tag für Stetten am kalten Markt - Mit der Aussetzung der Wehrpflicht: Letztes feierliches Gelöbnis der Feldjäger (PDF) (in German), Gemeinde Stetten am kalten Markt, p. 2, retrieved 17 April 2013[permanent dead link]
  18. ^ "Airport - Information". Neuhausen ob Eck. airports.de. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  19. ^ . Fluplatz (in German). take-off GewerbePark. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  20. ^ . Fluplatz (in German). take-off GewerbePark. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  21. ^ Steinmüller, Hermann-Peter (27 March 2013). "Southside will wachsen". Südkurier (in German). Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  22. ^ Kleinert, Joachim (4 July 2006). "Gewerbe wächst immer weiter". Südkurier (in German). Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  23. ^ . take-off GewerbePark (in German). take-off GewerbePark. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.

External links

  • Neuhausen ob Eck Airfield at airport.de
  • Website of the Southside Festival

January 20, 2023
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Neuhausen ob Eck Airfield German Flugplatz Neuhausen ob Eck ICAO EDSN is a special airfield near the town of Neuhausen ob Eck in the district of Tuttlingen in Baden Wurttemberg Southern Germany Used as a military airbase by the German Army Aviation Corps until 1994 it was rededicated a special airfield and is since 1997 the site of the business park take off GewerbePark Betreibergesellschaft mbH 1 Since 2002 the airfield also hosts the annual Southside Music Festival 2 Neuhausen ob Eck AirfieldFlugplatz Neuhausen ob EckIATA noneICAO EDSNSummaryAirport typeSpecial airfieldOwnertake off GewerbePark Betreibergesellschaft mbHLocationNeuhausen ob EckElevation AMSL2 638 ft 804 mCoordinates47 58 35 N 8 54 14 E 47 97639 N 8 90389 E 47 97639 8 90389 Coordinates 47 58 35 N 8 54 14 E 47 97639 N 8 90389 E 47 97639 8 90389MapEDSNLocation of airport in Baden Wurttemberg GermanyRunwaysDirection Length Surfacem ft09 27 1 248 4 094 AsphaltH 34 of the German Army Alouette II of the German Army Do 27 of the German Armed Forces Bell UH 1D of the German Army Bo 105M of the German Army Contents 1 Location 2 History 3 Current use 3 1 The airfield 3 2 The business park 4 Post World War II military occupants 5 See also 6 Further reading 7 References 8 External linksLocation EditThe 1 43 km2 0 55 sq mi airfield 3 lies approximately 6 5 kilometres 4 0 mi east of the town of Tuttlingen at an elevation of 804 m 2638 ft on District Road 5945 part of Bundesstrasse 311 Federal Highway 311 linking Ulm and Geisingen Most of the airfield lies within the boundaries of the town of Neuhausen ob Eck itself although a small part stretches into the territory of the neighbouring village of Nendingen part of the town of Tuttlingen 4 History EditPlans by the Luftwaffe to build a military airfield at Neuhausen ob Eck started in 1935 Actual construction began in April 1936 The airbase was originally designated to be used only in the event of war By 1937 flak positions ammunition bunkers and the runway had been finished In 1938 five half timbered buildings were erected to house the airbase company and the administration unit The airbase was declared operational on 1 May 1938 even though further works were still necessary to install water supplies and refueling facilities This construction continued until the summer of 1940 The third group of Kampfgeschwader 51 III KG 51 Medium Bomber Wing 51 was stationed there from August until October 1939 It was followed by a number of other Luftwaffe units the last of which departed from the airbase in August 1940 leaving only a small detachment to keep the airbase operational From the end of 1942 until the autumn of 1944 the compound was used as a military exercise camp by the Hitler Youth and subsequently by the Flying Hitler Youth Flieger HJ Due to the increasing danger of air attacks the first and second group of Nachtjagdgeschwader 6 Night Fighter Wing 6 based at Hayingen used Neuhausen ob Eck Air Base as a storage facility for their aircraft during daylight from the end of 1944 until April 1945 The third group of Jagdgeschwader 53 Fighter Wing 53 was intermittently based at the airbase between July 1944 and April 1945 The last flying Luftwaffe unit on the airbase was Panzerjagdstaffel 3 Anti Tank Squadron 3 equipped with Bu 181 trainer aircraft These planes had been converted into combat aircraft by fitting underwing mounted launchers for Panzerfaust anti tank grenades Panzerjagd Squadron 3 arrived at the airbase on 19 April 1945 before withdrawing further east on 21 April 1945 5 a few hours before the airbase was occupied by the French Army Subsequently the French Army used the airbase for the collection of confiscated cattle and as a storage facility for ammunition In 1948 the French military left the premises 6 In 1958 the former Luftwaffe airbase at Neuhausen ob Eck was chosen by the Federal Ministry of Defence as one of the airfields for the newly established German Army Aviation Corps and to house an army aviation squadron 7 It was allocated the ICAO code EDSN 8 Neuhausen ob Eck Air Base remained under French administration until 1963 when the compound was handed over to the German government In 1965 the German Army Aviation Corps became the new occupant of the airbase 9 With the arrival of Army Aviation Squadron 10 relocating from Friedrichshafen Air Base Neuhausen ob Eck Air Base became operational in 1966 10 Army Aviation Squadron 10 flew Alouette II and Sikorsky H 34 helicopters as well as Dornier Do 27 fixed wing aircraft 11 However the German Army had realised that helicopters would fulfill the Army Aviation Corps designated tasks better than fixed wing aircraft and the Dornier 27 were phased out 12 From 1964 on these aircraft were handed over to other users so that Army Aviation Squadron 10 only had a few Do 27 at their disposal when they arrived at Neuhausen ob Eck Air Base The majority of aircraft used were helicopters 13 Transport helicopter H 34 was also gradually transferred to other units around the same time In 1967 the squadron was renamed Army Aviation Battalion 10 Four years later in 1971 the unit was returned its original designation Army Aviation Squadron 10 when No 2 Squadron of Army Aviation Battalion 10 moved to Roth Air Base to form together with other elements of the German Army Aviation Corps Army Aviation Regiment 20 In 1979 this regiment flying Bell UH 1D 14 relocated to Neuhausen ob Eck Air Base In 1983 the helicopters flown by Army Aviation Squadron 10 Alouette II were replaced with the Bo 105M 15 Following the German reunification in 1990 a reform of the German Army resulted in the disbanding of all German Army Aviation Corps units based on Neuhausen ob Eck Air Base and the subsequent closure of the airbase itself The fly out took place on 28 September 1993 and Army Aviation Regiment 20 and Army Aviation Squadron 10 were disbanded with Army Aviation Squadron 10 partially relocating to Laupheim Air Base to form the new Army Aviation Support Squadron 10 16 Subsequently the compound was briefly used by the military police Training Company of Military Police Battalion 750 17 before being acquired by the town of Neuhausen ob Eck in 1997 In 2000 it was renamed take off Gewerbe Park take off Business Park Current use EditThe airfield Edit The former military airbase is now designated a special airfield and can be used by fixed wing aircraft with a weight of up to 5 700 kg helicopters motor gliders and ultralight fixed wing aircraft 18 Since 2001 the airfield is equipped with a hangar offering storage possibilities for 15 aircraft 19 Refuelling is not possible at the airfield 20 Neuhausen ob Eck Airfield is the venue for the annual Southside Festival a music festival established in 2000 usually held over three days in June and drawing about 50 000 spectators every year 21 The business park Edit More than 50 companies from various branches of manufacturing trade and the service sector use the premises as their business location 22 23 Post World War II military occupants EditThe following units of the German Armed Forces were stationed at Neuhausen ob Eck Air Base Army Aviation Squadron 10 1966 1967 Army Aviation Battalion 10 1967 1971 Army Aviation Squadron 10 1971 1994 Army Aviation Regiment 20 1979 1994 Army Airbase Headquarters 203 1973 1994 Training Company of Military Police Battalion 750 1994 1995 See also EditHistory of the German Army Aviation Corps List of airports in GermanyFurther reading EditDressel Joachim Griel Manfred 1990 Flugzeuge und Hubschrauber der Bundeswehr in German Stuttgart Motorbuch Verlag ISBN 3 613 01358 4 Lang Gerhard 2007 Die Flugzeuge der Bundeswehr Stuttgart Motorbuch Verlag ISBN 978 3 613 02743 5 in German Onusseit Ulrich 1987 Heeresflugplatz Neuhausen in German Waldesch Monch Philpott Bryan 2003 History of the German Air Force Twickenham Hamlyn ISBN 0 600 50293 7 Rudolph Christin Desiree 2012 Soldaten unterm Rotor die Huschrauberverbande der Bundeswehr Stuttgart Motorbuch Verlag ISBN 978 3 613 03413 6 in German Schutt Kurt W 1985 Heeresflieger Truppengattung der dritten Dimension die Geschichte der Heeresfliegertruppe der Bundeswehr in German Koblenz Bernard und Graefe ISBN 3 7637 5451 2 Stritzel Hans Georg 1966 Geschichte des Flugplatzes Neuhausen ob Eck 1935 1963 in German Neuhausen ob Eck Vetter Bernd Vetter Frank 2001 Die deutschen Heeresflieger Geschichte Typen und Verbande in German Stuttgart Motorbuch Verlag ISBN 3 613 02146 3 Willbold Hans 2002 Der Luftkrieg zwischen Donau und Bodensee Vorbereitungen Flugplatze und deren Belegungen Luftangriffe Absturze in German Bad Buchau Federsee Verlag ISBN 3 925171 54 1References Edit Vom Heeresflugplatz zum Gewerbepark take off Neuhausen ob Eck als Beispiel einer gelungenen Konversion in German Deutscher Landkreistag Retrieved 17 April 2013 Sehenswertes Rund um Neuhausen in German Gemeinde Neuhausen ob Eck Archived from the original on 3 November 2013 Retrieved 12 April 2013 Historie Daten und Fakten in German take 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27 Do 27 in Berlin in German Retrieved 16 April 2013 G Lang Die Flugzeuge der Bundeswehr p 226 Geschichte Heeresfliegertstaffel 10 in German Retrieved 17 April 2013 Chronik der Gemeinschaft der Heeresflieger Neuhausen ob Eck Gemeinschaft der Heeresflieger Neuhausen ob Eck in German Retrieved 18 April 2013 Engels Oliver Historischer Tag fur Stetten am kalten Markt Mit der Aussetzung der Wehrpflicht Letztes feierliches Gelobnis der Feldjager PDF in German Gemeinde Stetten am kalten Markt p 2 retrieved 17 April 2013 permanent dead link Airport Information Neuhausen ob Eck airports de Retrieved 14 April 2013 Abstellmoglichkeiten am Flugfeld Fluplatz in German take off GewerbePark Archived from the original on 13 July 2013 Retrieved 18 April 2013 Treibstoffversorgung Fluplatz in German take off GewerbePark Archived from the original on 11 April 2013 Retrieved 18 April 2013 Steinmuller Hermann Peter 27 March 2013 Southside will wachsen Sudkurier in German Retrieved 18 April 2013 Kleinert Joachim 4 July 2006 Gewerbe wachst immer weiter Sudkurier in German Retrieved 18 April 2013 Die Untrnehmen take off GewerbePark in German take off GewerbePark Archived from the original on 13 March 2013 Retrieved 18 April 2013 External links EditNeuhausen ob Eck Airfield at airport de Website of the Southside Festival Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Neuhausen ob Eck Airfield amp oldid 1122759310, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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