Jever Air Base
Jever Air Base is a former German Air Force military air base, located 4.3 km west-southwest of Schortens in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was the home of parts of the German Air Force Regiment. Military flying ceased in September 2013.
Jever Air Base RAF Jever Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-117 | |
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 Fliegerhorst Jever in 1986 | |
| Coordinates | 53°32′02″N 007°53′05″E |
| Type | Military airfield |
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| Controlled by | German Air Force |
| Site history | |
| In use | 1936–Present |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
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| Elevation AMSL | 24 ft / 7 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°32′02″N 007°53′05″E | ||||||||||
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History
The airfield was originally opened in 1936 for the Luftwaffe. It was seized during World War II by the British Army in April 1945 and taken over by the Royal Air Force. It was designated as Advanced Landing Ground B-117 Jever.
It was later designated RAF Jever and used by the Royal Air Force beginning in 1952 as part of the Cold War British Forces in West Germany. RAF units assigned were:
- 1952: 20 Squadron with de Havilland Vampire
- 1952–1953: 112 Squadron with Vampire FB.5
- 1952–1961: 4 Squadron & 93 Squadron with Vampire FB.5 (replaced with FB.9), later Canadair Sabre F.4, later Hawker Hunter F.4 (replaced with F.6)
- 1955–1957: 98 Squadron & 118 Squadron with Hunter F.4
- 1957–1961: 2 Squadron with Supermarine Swift FR.5
In 1961 the base was returned to the control of the German Air Force and became a NATO Air Base.
References
- Military Airfield Directory Jever Airbase
- Johnson, David C. (1988), U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
External links
- Airport information for ETNJ at Great Circle Mapper.
- Airport information for ETNJ at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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