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Hanau Army Airfield |
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 HANAU ARMY AIRFIELD / FLIEGERHORST KSN |
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 Hanau Army Airfield, 1980s |
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 Hanau AAF airport sketch (DoD VFR Routes, 1984) |
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 Hanau AAF enroute map (Dod VFR Routes, 1984) |
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If you have any details on which units used the hangars or other facilities at Fliegerhorst during the 1950s-1980s, please contact me . (Actually, if you have ANY details on the organization and operation of the Army airfield at Hanau-Erlensee during the Occupation or Cold War eras, please give me a shout!) For example, in the 1950s, the 30th TAAM Company used the hangar to the right of the airfield tower (1). I would like to compile a list of the hangars and their using units through that period. |
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| MID-1950s Hangar identified as (1) was used by the 30th TAAM Co. EARLY 1960s (Richard Wilder, 503rd Avn Co - see email and photos) Hangar identified as (2) belonged to the 503rd Avn Co, 3rd Armd Div. The 122nd direct support company was located in the hangar ID'ed as (1). The 503rd barracks were at (A); a storage building for the company was at (B). The only hard stand at Hanau AAF at the time was the one in front of the 503rd hangar (C). H-13, H-19, H-34 and H-37 helicopters were parked on the grass. |
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| (Source: STARS & STRIPES, Aug 4, 1961) | |||||||||
| Hanau Army Airfield is operated by the 503rd Aviation Company, 3rd Armd Div. It is one of the busiest airfields in Germany - it handles over 5,000 takeoffs and landings a month. The 503rd Avn Co provides aviation support to the 3rd AD, services its own aircraft (fixed-wing as well as rotary) and runs a aerial observer school. The company comprises eleven platoons. Two additional units assist the 503rd's organic maintenance elements: the 53rd Trans Avn Detachment and Team 6, 143rd Signal Battalion. |
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