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Coordinates
N512320 E0093210
(WGS84)
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Federal state
Hessen (Hesse)
The history of the Cold War airfields: Rothwesten
Location
Federal State of Hessen (Hesse).
Today, Rothwesten is part of the Fuldatal municipality.
Location of airfield
The airfield was located about 1 km east-northeast of Rothwesten.
During World War II
Use
Luftwaffe airbase.
Overview
Map from 1951
- (AMS M841 GSGS 4414, Courtesy Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University /BYU/)
During the Cold War
Use
After World War II airfield of the US forces. Thereafter Bundeswehr barracks (Fritz-Erler-Kaserne).
Overview
The airfield on a US Air Force map from 1946.
- The runway is made of Pierced Steel Planks (PSP)
Runways
14/32: 5000 ft x 120 ft PSP (1946)
Today
Usage today
Closed, solar park.
Links
http://www.fliegerhorste.de/rothwesten.htm
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Fliegerhorst Rothwesten an exceptional place
/BYU/:
http://lib.byu.edu/collections/german-maps/
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German Maps (Topographische Karte 1:25,000)
Airfields in the vicinity
327°/4km
Rothwesten
: Gunpost Army Heliport
210°/35km
Fritzlar
: Airfield
Categories
Airfields in Hesse
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