It's closed since 1994, but demilitarisation needs some time here.
Now there will be apartments build on and a solar power plant is still existing.
Demolition of the radio tower on the closed Fliegerhorst Oldenburg.
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Better days 1974
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1981
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Was an RAF air base in the 50s
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handing over 1957
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"On May 3, 1945, 5 days prior to the end of WW II in europe, Fliegerhorst Oldenburg was taken over by Canadian troops ( 8 Soldiers !! ) after having been abandoned by the Luftwaffe some weeks before.
Five days later, it was handed over to the british "Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers" , which turned it into a repairing site for military vehicles, thousands of which passed through the Oldenburg installation for maintainace or repair. Quite often the parts of three damaged vehicles made up a "new" one.
The Royal Army left Fliegerhorst Oldenburg in 1949, and the place was left in peace for 2 years.
In 1951, Royal Air Force Germany (RAFG) decided to develop Fliegerhorst Oldenburg as the main air base in its area of responsibility. A 7000-foot-long concrete runway with two parallel taxiways and dispersal areas was constructed.
[Shape of RAF Station Oldenburg with concrete runway, taxiways and disperal areas in 1952] The first British flying unit was No 20 squadron, which remained at "RAF Station Oldenburg" untill the new Luftwaffe assumed command in October 1957. The RAF started flight operations with Vampire Fighter Bombers and changed over to North American "Sabre Mk 6s " and later Hawker "Hunter F.4s" and "F.5s" in a dayfighter role.
(description of Hawker Hunter ) Additional flying units were deployed to Oldenburg: No 234 Sqn and No 26 Sqn, flying Vampires and Sabres in fighterbomber and fighter roles. In 1954, No 14 squadron with its Hawker Hunters was added until the base was transferred to the Luftwaffe.
[RAF Hawker Hunter on the central Flightline RAF Sation Oldenburg 1955] The Chronicle of Oldenburg Air Base reports an aircraft crash on July 22, 1955. Upon landing, a Hawker Hunter touched the ground with its wingtip ,turned completely over and collided with two firetrucks and the mobile tower. Several persons were injured and three killed while the pilot survived unharmed.
In a military ceremony on October 22, 1957, RAF Station Oldenburg was handed over to Major Meneral Harlinghausen of the new Luftwaffe by British Officers. The Fliegerhorst had become German again.
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