Cochstedt Airfield on a US satellite image from 02 August 1969
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Western end of the Cochstedt runway
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Storage object north of the airfield
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Central area
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Eastern flight line and begin of runway
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Radio beacon east of the airfield (right margin)
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
In the 1970s
Situation
Cochstedt Airfield on a map of the US Department of Defense from 1972 - The blue lines mark the southern allied air corridor from and to Berlin (ONC E-2 (1972), Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin /PCL MC/)
Overview
The airfield and surrounding objects on a satellite image from August 13, 1973.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Airfield
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Western flight line, tank farm - In the grass north of the flight line, stripes can be seen that may have been caused by jet engine exhaust.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Buildings
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Eastern flight line - A total of 12 helicopters are parked on the flight line and on the adjacent taxiway.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Eastern part with runway - The patches arranged in a hexagon northeast of the runway could be an antiaircraft position.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Storage object
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Radio beacon / middle marker east of the field approx. 1 km east of the airfield. - 1: Masts with power line to the radio beacon / outer marker about 3 km further to the east.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Radio beacon / outer marker - The site looks unoccupied, possibly the beacon was not set up. 1: Stromleitung vom Flugplatz
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
In the 1980s and early 1990s
Runways
08/26: 2500m Concrete
Radio beacons
LOM 26: 950 "S"
LMM 26: 470 "SL"
Radio communication
The call sign was SADOVIJ.
Units
292 OVE: Mi-8
History
April 14th, 1988 A team of the US Military Liaison Mission observes an air-to-air training of MiG-23 FLOGGER G/K above Cochstedt airfield. (Source: USMLM 1988)
Today
Use
Airport.
Bibliography
/USMLM 1988/: United States Military Liaison Mission: "Unit History 1988"