DE-0166
Eschwege Airfield
VFR
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Name
Eschwege Airfield
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ICAO
DE-0166
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- Region
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Timezone
11:18 am (CET)
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Municipality
Eschwege
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Coordinates
51° 11′ 49″ N 10° 1′ 30″ E
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Elevation
522 ft (159 m MSL)
About Eschwege Airfield
Eschwege Airfield is a former military airfield located in Germany in the northwest part of Eschwege (Hessen); approximately 170 miles southwest of Berlin.
Fliegerhorst Eschwege was used during World War II by the German Luftwaffe as a transport and support airfield. It was seized in early April 1945 by the United States Army and used as a Ninth Air Force combat airfield until the end of the war in Europe. It was closed in January 1946 and was used as a displaced persons camp until 1949.
The airfield/camp was subsequently dismantled and the facility redeveloped into an industrial area.