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Schleswig Air Base

January 01, 1970

Schleswig Air Base is an airbase of the German Air Force, home to Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 51 (Tactical Air Force Wing 51) "Immelmann" (AKG 51) flying reconnaissance variants of the Panavia Tornado. It was formerly known from c.1945-1958 as RAF Schleswigland in Royal Air Force (RAF) use.

Schleswig Air Base
Fliegerhorst Schleswig
Jagel, Schleswig-Holstein in Germany
Schleswig Air Base
Shown within Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Coordinates54°27′34″N 09°30′59″E / 54.45944°N 9.51639°E / 54.45944; 9.51639
Site information
OwnerFederal Defence Forces of Germany
OperatorGerman Air Force
Site history
Built1916 (1916)
In use1916-
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: WBG, ICAO: ETNS
Runways
Direction Length and surface
05/23 2,439 metres (8,002 ft) Asphalt[1]
07/25 2,463 metres (8,081 ft) Asphalt

History edit

 
Aerial view of the airfield

The airfield in Schleswig/Jagel was founded in 1916 and has been in military use since. During the Second World War, night fighters were based here, including the Messerschmitt Me 262.

After the end of World War II British Air Force of Occupation took control of the field on 6 May 1945, which they called Airfield B.164. In the summer of 1945 Hawker Typhoon Ibs of No. 121 Wing RAF were based there. In February 1948 RAF Schleswigland became active again as a training field for transport- and glider-aircraft from other stations. RAF Schleswigland was chosen as an operating base for the Berlin Airlift (RAF Codename Operation Plainfare) in the fall of 1948.[citation needed] On 11 November 1948 the first transport aircraft, Handley Page Hastings C.1s of No. 47 Squadron RAF arrived. No. 297 Squadron followed later during the airlift.[2] Civilian companies started using RAF Schleswigland to airlift fuel to Berlin, since Schleswigland was well equipped which underground fuel lines dating from German use during the war. Lancashire Aircraft Corp. started flight on 24 November 1948 which specially converted Handley Page Halifax/Haltons,[3] British American Air Services with Handley Page Halton starting 25 January 1949, Westminster Airways with Handley Page Halton starting 29 January 1949 and Scottish Airlines effective 19 February 1949 with Consolidated Liberator. On 6 October 1949 the last airlift flight operated out of RAF Schleswigland, marking the end of Operation Plainfare.

During the 1950s the 2.TTF was based at RAF Schleswigland with de Havilland Mosquito TT.35[4] used for target towing. In 1955 King Olav V of Norway visited RAF Schleswigland, since the Royal Norwegian Air Force was using the airfield for training from time to time since the end of the Second World War.

Other units:

The Royal Air Force closed RAF Schleswigland in April 1958 and turned the southern part of the field over to German control. In June 1958 the newly formed German Navy based the Marinefliegergeschwader 1, established on 12 March 1957 as Marinefliegergruppe 1 in Kiel, in what was now known as Schleswig-Jagel.

In October 1959, the northern part of the airfield was handed over from the Royal Air Force to the German Navy. But it wasn't until November 1961 when the British left the last building at Schleswigland.[10] (German text only)

On the airfield it is a part of the major maneuver from June 12 to June 23, 2023, held under the leadership of the German Air Force Air Defender 23 it is the greatest exercise of air forces since NATO was announced.[11]

Accidents and incidents edit

  • 10 March 1949, Avro Lancaster B.1(FE) PA380 of the Central Signals Establishment from RAF Watton required service by a Mobile Repair & Salvage Unit (MRSU) at RAF Schleswigand after unknown accident.
  • On 21 March 1949, Handley Page Halton, G-AJZZ, of Lancashire Aircraft Corporation crashed 2+1⁄2 miles from RAF Schleswigland. 3 crew members were killed in the crash. The radio operator was the only survivor.
  • On 5 April 1949, Handley Page Hastings C.1, TG534, of No. 297 Squadron caught fire during engine start-up, broke in half and was destroyed.[12]
  • On 19 May 1949, Handley Page Hastings C.1, TG510, of No. 47 Squadron crash landed after undercarriage trouble during take-off. The aircraft was repaired by a Mobile Repair & Salvage Unit (MRSU).[13][14]
  • Unknown date, Handley Page Hastings C.1, TG573, required service by a Mobile Repair & Salvage Unit (MRSU) at RAF Schleswigand after unknown accident.
  • On 31 October 1953, de Havilland Mosquito T.3, VP351, port undercarriage hit a snow bank.[15]
  • On 24 February 1956, de Havilland Mosquito TT.35, RS717, hit an obstruction in poor visibility.[16]
  • On 20 Novembre 1956, de Havilland Mosquito TT.35, TA669, crashed during landing.[17]
  • On 17 Octobre 1957, de Havilland Mosquito TT.35, TA686, crashed during takeoff.[18]

Berlin Airlift casualties at RAF Schleswigland edit

  • 15 January 1949, Gd. Eng. Teodor Supernat. Lancashire Aircraft Corporation. Ground accident with an RAF Hastings.
  • 15 January 1949, Gd. Eng. Patrick Jmes Griffin. Lancashire Aircraft Corporation. Ground accident with an RAF Hastings.
  • 15 January 1949, Gd. Eng. Edward O´Nil. Lancashire Aircraft Corporation. Ground accident with an RAF Hastings.
  • 15 January 1949, unknown German lorry driver. Ground accident with an RAF Hastings.
  • 21 March 1949, Capt. Robert John Freight. Lancashire Aircraft Corporation. Crash of Handley Page Halton G-AJZZ
  • 21 March 1949, Nav Off James Patrick Lewin Sharp. Lancashire Aircraft Corporation. Crash of Handley Page Halton G-AJZZ
  • 21 March 1949, Eng Off Henry Patterson. Lancashire Aircraft Corporation. Crash of Handley Page Halton G-AJZZ

References edit

  1. ^ "Schleswig Airport". skyvector.com. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  2. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 151.
  3. ^ "Handley Page Halifax C.VIII, G-ALBZ, Lancashire Aircraft Corporation". Abpic.co.uk. 13 June 1949. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  4. ^ "RAF Schleswigland, Germany 1945-1958". Peterpickering.com. 4 May 1945. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  5. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 33.
  6. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 43.
  7. ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 65.
  8. ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 66.
  9. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 77.
  10. ^ "CHRONIK DES MFG 1". MFG1.de. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  11. ^ "Germany prepares to host NATO's biggest ever air exercise over Europe". euronews.com. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Handley Page Hastings C.1, TG534, Royal Air Force". Abpic.co.uk. 6 April 1949. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  13. ^ "Handley Page Hastings C.1, TG510, Royal Air Force". Abpic.co.uk. 19 May 1949. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  14. ^ "Handley Page Hastings C.1, TG510, Royal Air Force". Abpic.co.uk. 19 May 1949. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  15. ^ "RAF Schleswigland, Germany 1945-1958". Peterpickering.com. 24 February 1956. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  16. ^ "RAF Schleswigland, Germany 1945-1958". Peterpickering.com. 31 October 1953. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  17. ^ "RAF Schleswigland, Germany 1945-1958". Peterpickering.com. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  18. ^ "RAF Schleswigland, Germany 1945-1958". Peterpickering.com. 17 October 1957. Retrieved 24 July 2012.

Bibliography edit

  • Jefford, C.G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
  • Provan, Davies,Machat, Berlin Airlift-The effort and the aircraft- (Paladwr Press, VA USA, 1998) ISBN 1-888962-05-4
  • Pearcy, Berlin Airlift (Airlife, Shrewsbury* Pearcy, Berlin Airlury, 1997) ISBN 1-85310-845-6
  • Rodrigo, Berlin Airlift (Cassell, London, 1960)
  • Lancashire Aircraft Corporation, Berlin Airlift (Walthamstow Press, Walthamstow, 1949)
  • Allied Museum Berlin, "A Museum Landing" The Biography of the Hastings TG503 ( Allied Museum, Berlin, 2003)
  • Hall, Handley Page Hastings -Warpaint Series No.62 (Warpaint Books, Bletchley)
  • Bingham, Handley Page Hastings & Hermes (GMS Enterprises, Peterborough, 1998) ISBN 1-870384-63-6
  • Senior, Handley Page Hastings (Verdun Publishing, Stamford, 2008) ISBN 978-1-905414-07-9

External links edit

  • British Berlin Airlift Association
  • Alliierten Museum (The Allied Museum) - museum of the history of western forces in Berlin and Germany from 1945 to 1994 (in German, English and French)
  • RAF Schleswigland and RAF Gatow during the Berlin Airlift

January 01, 1970
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Schleswig Air Base news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Schleswig Air Base is an airbase of the German Air Force home to Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 51 Tactical Air Force Wing 51 Immelmann AKG 51 flying reconnaissance variants of the Panavia Tornado It was formerly known from c 1945 1958 as RAF Schleswigland in Royal Air Force RAF use Schleswig Air BaseFliegerhorst SchleswigJagel Schleswig Holstein in GermanySchleswig Air BaseShown within Schleswig Holstein GermanyCoordinates54 27 34 N 09 30 59 E 54 45944 N 9 51639 E 54 45944 9 51639Site informationOwnerFederal Defence Forces of GermanyOperatorGerman Air ForceSite historyBuilt1916 1916 In use1916 Airfield informationIdentifiersIATA WBG ICAO ETNSRunwaysDirection Length and surface05 23 2 439 metres 8 002 ft Asphalt 1 07 25 2 463 metres 8 081 ft Asphalt Contents 1 History 2 Accidents and incidents 3 Berlin Airlift casualties at RAF Schleswigland 4 References 5 Bibliography 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp Aerial view of the airfield The airfield in Schleswig Jagel was founded in 1916 and has been in military use since During the Second World War night fighters were based here including the Messerschmitt Me 262 After the end of World War II British Air Force of Occupation took control of the field on 6 May 1945 which they called Airfield B 164 In the summer of 1945 Hawker Typhoon Ibs of No 121 Wing RAF were based there In February 1948 RAF Schleswigland became active again as a training field for transport and glider aircraft from other stations RAF Schleswigland was chosen as an operating base for the Berlin Airlift RAF Codename Operation Plainfare in the fall of 1948 citation needed On 11 November 1948 the first transport aircraft Handley Page Hastings C 1s of No 47 Squadron RAF arrived No 297 Squadron followed later during the airlift 2 Civilian companies started using RAF Schleswigland to airlift fuel to Berlin since Schleswigland was well equipped which underground fuel lines dating from German use during the war Lancashire Aircraft Corp started flight on 24 November 1948 which specially converted Handley Page Halifax Haltons 3 British American Air Services with Handley Page Halton starting 25 January 1949 Westminster Airways with Handley Page Halton starting 29 January 1949 and Scottish Airlines effective 19 February 1949 with Consolidated Liberator On 6 October 1949 the last airlift flight operated out of RAF Schleswigland marking the end of Operation Plainfare During the 1950s the 2 TTF was based at RAF Schleswigland with de Havilland Mosquito TT 35 4 used for target towing In 1955 King Olav V of Norway visited RAF Schleswigland since the Royal Norwegian Air Force was using the airfield for training from time to time since the end of the Second World War Other units No 26 Squadron RAF with the Spitfire XIV amp XI during 1945 5 No 56 Squadron RAF with the Typhoon IB during 1945 6 No 175 Squadron RAF with the Typhoon IB during 1945 7 No 181 Squadron RAF with the Typhoon IB during September 1945 7 No 182 Squadron RAF with the Typhoon IB during September 1945 8 No 184 Squadron RAF with the Typhoon IB during 1945 8 No 245 Squadron RAF with the Typhoon IB during 1945 9 The Royal Air Force closed RAF Schleswigland in April 1958 and turned the southern part of the field over to German control In June 1958 the newly formed German Navy based the Marinefliegergeschwader 1 established on 12 March 1957 as Marinefliegergruppe 1 in Kiel in what was now known as Schleswig Jagel In October 1959 the northern part of the airfield was handed over from the Royal Air Force to the German Navy But it wasn t until November 1961 when the British left the last building at Schleswigland 10 German text only On the airfield it is a part of the major maneuver from June 12 to June 23 2023 held under the leadership of the German Air Force Air Defender 23 it is the greatest exercise of air forces since NATO was announced 11 Accidents and incidents edit10 March 1949 Avro Lancaster B 1 FE PA380 of the Central Signals Establishment from RAF Watton required service by a Mobile Repair amp Salvage Unit MRSU at RAF Schleswigand after unknown accident On 21 March 1949 Handley Page Halton G AJZZ of Lancashire Aircraft Corporation crashed 2 1 2 miles from RAF Schleswigland 3 crew members were killed in the crash The radio operator was the only survivor On 5 April 1949 Handley Page Hastings C 1 TG534 of No 297 Squadron caught fire during engine start up broke in half and was destroyed 12 On 19 May 1949 Handley Page Hastings C 1 TG510 of No 47 Squadron crash landed after undercarriage trouble during take off The aircraft was repaired by a Mobile Repair amp Salvage Unit MRSU 13 14 Unknown date Handley Page Hastings C 1 TG573 required service by a Mobile Repair amp Salvage Unit MRSU at RAF Schleswigand after unknown accident On 31 October 1953 de Havilland Mosquito T 3 VP351 port undercarriage hit a snow bank 15 On 24 February 1956 de Havilland Mosquito TT 35 RS717 hit an obstruction in poor visibility 16 On 20 Novembre 1956 de Havilland Mosquito TT 35 TA669 crashed during landing 17 On 17 Octobre 1957 de Havilland Mosquito TT 35 TA686 crashed during takeoff 18 Berlin Airlift casualties at RAF Schleswigland edit15 January 1949 Gd Eng Teodor Supernat Lancashire Aircraft Corporation Ground accident with an RAF Hastings 15 January 1949 Gd Eng Patrick Jmes Griffin Lancashire Aircraft Corporation Ground accident with an RAF Hastings 15 January 1949 Gd Eng Edward O Nil Lancashire Aircraft Corporation Ground accident with an RAF Hastings 15 January 1949 unknown German lorry driver Ground accident with an RAF Hastings 21 March 1949 Capt Robert John Freight Lancashire Aircraft Corporation Crash of Handley Page Halton G AJZZ 21 March 1949 Nav Off James Patrick Lewin Sharp Lancashire Aircraft Corporation Crash of Handley Page Halton G AJZZ 21 March 1949 Eng Off Henry Patterson Lancashire Aircraft Corporation Crash of Handley Page Halton G AJZZReferences edit Schleswig Airport skyvector com Retrieved 1 October 2020 Jefford 1988 p 151 Handley Page Halifax C VIII G ALBZ Lancashire Aircraft Corporation Abpic co uk 13 June 1949 Retrieved 29 June 2012 RAF Schleswigland Germany 1945 1958 Peterpickering com 4 May 1945 Retrieved 29 June 2012 Jefford 1988 p 33 Jefford 1988 p 43 a b Jefford 1988 p 65 a b Jefford 1988 p 66 Jefford 1988 p 77 CHRONIK DES MFG 1 MFG1 de Retrieved 29 June 2012 Germany prepares to host NATO s biggest ever air exercise over Europe euronews com 7 June 2023 Retrieved 10 June 2023 Handley Page Hastings C 1 TG534 Royal Air Force Abpic co uk 6 April 1949 Retrieved 29 June 2012 Handley Page Hastings C 1 TG510 Royal Air Force Abpic co uk 19 May 1949 Retrieved 29 June 2012 Handley Page Hastings C 1 TG510 Royal Air Force Abpic co uk 19 May 1949 Retrieved 29 June 2012 RAF Schleswigland Germany 1945 1958 Peterpickering com 24 February 1956 Retrieved 24 July 2012 RAF Schleswigland Germany 1945 1958 Peterpickering com 31 October 1953 Retrieved 24 July 2012 RAF Schleswigland Germany 1945 1958 Peterpickering com Retrieved 24 July 2012 RAF Schleswigland Germany 1945 1958 Peterpickering com 17 October 1957 Retrieved 24 July 2012 Bibliography editJefford C G 1988 RAF Squadrons A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912 Shrewsbury Airlife ISBN 1 85310 053 6 Provan Davies Machat Berlin Airlift The effort and the aircraft Paladwr Press VA USA 1998 ISBN 1 888962 05 4 Pearcy Berlin Airlift Airlife Shrewsbury Pearcy Berlin Airlury 1997 ISBN 1 85310 845 6 Rodrigo Berlin Airlift Cassell London 1960 Lancashire Aircraft Corporation Berlin Airlift Walthamstow Press Walthamstow 1949 Allied Museum Berlin A Museum Landing The Biography of the Hastings TG503 Allied Museum Berlin 2003 Hall Handley Page Hastings Warpaint Series No 62 Warpaint Books Bletchley Bingham Handley Page Hastings amp Hermes GMS Enterprises Peterborough 1998 ISBN 1 870384 63 6 Senior Handley Page Hastings Verdun Publishing Stamford 2008 ISBN 978 1 905414 07 9External links editBritish Berlin Airlift Association Alliierten Museum The Allied Museum museum of the history of western forces in Berlin and Germany from 1945 to 1994 in German English and French RAF Schleswigland and RAF Gatow during the Berlin Airlift Portals nbsp Germany nbsp Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Schleswig Air Base amp oldid 1175947253, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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