| Celle Air Base Heeresflugplatz Celle (Advanced Landing Ground B-118)  | |||||||
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| Celle, Lower Saxony in Germany | |||||||
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  Celle Air Base Shown within Lower Saxony, Germany | |||||||
| Coordinates | 52°35′28″N 010°01′20″E / 52.59111°N 10.02222°E | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Federal Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | German Army | ||||||
| Controlled by | German Army Aviation School German Army Aviation Corps | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1934 | ||||||
| In use | 1934-1946 | ||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||
| Current commander | Lieutenant Colonel Grube | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: ETHC | ||||||
| Elevation | 39 metres (128 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Celle Air Base German: Heeresflugplatz Celle (ICAO: ETHC) is a military airbase of the German Army. The airfield is situated southwest of the city of Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany. It was opened in 1934 and has been in military use ever since. Today the aerodrome is used by a helicopter training school, a helicopter liaison and reconnaissance squadron and a helicopter maintenance unit utilising the type Bölkow Bo-105.[1]
Until the end of World War II the airfield operated under the name of Fliegerhorst Celle-Wietzenbruch (Air Base Celle-Wietzenbruch).[2] During Allied occupation it was known as RAF Celle.[3] On 28 July 1967 the base was given the additional name Immelmann-Kaserne (Immelmann-Barracks).[1]
- ^ a b Standortdienstfeldwebel Celle (2008), Mein Standort Celle (in German), Bad Schussenried: Druckerei ABT
- ^ Traditionsbeauftragter des Heeresfliegerregiment 16 (2003), Chronik des Heeresfliegerregiment 16 und der Immelmann-Kaserne (in German), Celle
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Klages, M.; Grube, M. (5 May 2001), Flugplätze im Raum Celle (in German), retrieved 19 November 2010