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{{Short description|Military airbase in Germany}}
{{Infobox military installation
| name = Faßberg Air Base<br>{{smaller|''Heeresflugplatz Faßberg''}}<BR>{{small|(Advanced Landing Ground B-152)}}<BR>[[File:Bundeswehr Logo Heer with lettering.svg|75px]][[File:Bundeswehr Logo Luftwaffe with lettering.svg|160px]]
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| location = [[Faßberg]], [[Lower Saxony]]
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| pushpin_map_caption = Shown within Lower Saxony
| coordinates = {{Coord|52|55|10|N|010|11|20|E|region:DE-NI_type:airport|display=inline,title}}
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| r1-number = 09/27
| r1-length = {{Convert|2,440|m|0}}
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| r2-number = 09L/27R
| r2-length = {{Convert|1,000|m|0}}
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'''Faßberg Air Base''' ({{lang-de|Heeresflugplatz Faßberg}}) {{airport codes||ETHS}} is a [[Bundeswehr]] base located {{convert|2|km}} northeast of the [[Municipalities of Germany|municipality]] of [[Faßberg]], [[Lower Saxony]], [[Germany]]. The air base is jointly used by the [[German Army]] (''Heer'') and the [[German Air Force]] (''
== History ==
An airfield was established in 1934. However, since Germany was not allowed to possess an air force
Between 1934 and 1945 various [[Luftwaffe]] units were based on the air base, flying aircraft as diverse as [[Junkers Ju 52]], [[Junkers Ju 88]], [[Heinkel He 111]], and towards the final stages of [[World War II]] [[Messerschmitt Me 163]] and [[Messerschmitt Me 262]].<ref>{{Citation | last = Grube | first = Michael | title = Fliegerhorst Fassberg | language =
In April 1945 the airfield was overrun by the [[British Army]] and subsequently used by the [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF). It was renamed first Airfield B 152 and later RAF Fassberg. During the [[Berlin Blockade]] RAF Fassberg played an important role as a hub for supplying the city.<ref>{{Citation
Whilst being operated by the British Armed Forces several RAF squadrons were based at Fassberg. The first of these was [[No. 26 Squadron RAF|26 Squadron]] who arrived on 13 April 1946 and stayed for varying periods during the next 16 months. The squadron initially used the [[Hawker Tempest]] F.5 until June 1946 when it switched to the Tempest F.2. The
The next squadron was [[No. 14 Squadron RAF|14 Squadron]]
On 1 November 1950 [[No. 98 Squadron RAF|98 Squadron]] joined with the Vampire FB.5 and changed to the Venom FB.1 during August 1953, the squadron moved to Jever on 19 April 1955.{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=53}}
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* No. 23 Light Anti-Aircraft Battery.{{Citation needed|date=November 2014}}
* No. 3 Armoured Car Squadron RAF Regiment.{{Citation needed|date=November 2014}}
* No. 22 (LAA) Squadron [[RAF Regiment]] also at the handing over of the station to the Luftwaffe.{{Citation needed|date=November 2014}}
Following the foundation of the ''[[Bundeswehr]]'' in 1955 and consequently the establishing of a German air force, Faßberg Air Base was returned to Germany on 1 January 1957. It was home of the Technical School of the ''Luftwaffe'' and for some time the Luftwaffe's Officer Training School. For fifteen years a helicopter pilot training school was also located at Faßberg Air base; this school has since been disbanded.
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== Current use ==
Faßberg Air Base is home to the army's Transport Helicopter Regiment 10 (''Transporthubschrauberregiment 10'') which was established in 1971. The regiment was first based at [[Celle Air Base]] but was moved to Faßberg in 1981.<ref>{{Citation
== See also ==
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===Bibliography===
*{{cite book |last1=Jefford |first1= C G |title= RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912 |year=1988 |publisher= Airlife |location= [[Shrewsbury]] |isbn= 1-85310-053-6
== Further reading ==
* {{citation | last = Dressel | first = Joachim | last2 = Griel | first2 = Manfred | title = Flugzeuge und Hubschrauber der Bundeswehr | place = Stuttgart | publisher = Motorbuch-Verlag| year = 1990
* {{citation | last = Garben| first = Fritz| title = Fünf Jahrzehnte Heeresflieger: Typen, Taktik und Geschichte| place = Lemwerder| publisher = Stedinger-Verlag| year = 2006
* {{citation | last = Huschke | first = Wolfgang J.
* {{citation | last = Luttermann| first = Klaus
* {{citation | last = Ries | first = Karl | last2 = Dierich | first2 = Wolfgang| title = Fliegerhorste und Einsatzhäfen der Luftwaffe. Planskizzen 1935 - 1945 | place = Stuttgart | publisher = Motorbuch-Verlag| year = 1993
* {{citation | last = Vetter | first = Bernd | last2 = Vetter | first2 = Frank| title = Die deutschen Heeresflieger: Geschichte, Typen und Verbände | place = Stuttgart | publisher = Motorbuch-Verlag| year = 2001
== External links ==
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* [http://www.deutschesheer.de/portal/a/dlo/dienststellen/brig1/truppenteile/rgt10 Website of Transport Helicopter Regiment 10]▼
* [https://pixpast.com/index.php?search=fassberg Website of Original agfacolor color photos from Fassberg in 1948 during the Berlin Airlift]
▲* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071210163511/http://www.deutschesheer.de/portal/a/dlo/dienststellen/brig1/truppenteile/rgt10 Website of Transport Helicopter Regiment 10]
* [http://www.luftwaffe.de/portal/a/luftwaffe/!ut/p/c4/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP3I5EyrpHK9nHK9_KJ0vcTS4iS9kuKccmP9gmxHRQDK8WWX/ Webseite of German Air Force Technical School 3]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080926180606/http://www.servicepals.com/index.cfm/pcms/site.gallery.view_tag/tag/Fassberg Gallery of images of RAF Fassberg] from [https://web.archive.org/web/20150425132642/http://www.servicepals.com/ ServicePals.com]
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