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The origins of Hanau Army Airfield are undetermined prior to the United States Army moving into the area in April 1945. It was likely a Luftwaffe Fliegerhorst, and was converted by IX Engineering Command, Ninth Air Force into an Army Air Forces advanced Landing Ground, designated Y-91. Air Force units used the airfield as a casualty evacuation and combat resupply airfield by the IX Air Service Command, [[Ninth Air Force]]. After the German Capitulation on 8 May, it was re-designated as "Army Air Forces Station Hanau/Langendiebach". Army Air Forces units moved out in August, and the facility was taken over by [[United States Army]]. |
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Hanau became a major United States Army aviation facility during the [[Cold War]], also known as Fliegerhorst Army Airfield. It was the 3d Armored Division; primary aviation base from 1956 to 1992. The facilities were shared with V Corps and Seventh Army. |
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It was closed in 1992 and control was returned to the German government. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 12:54, 2 May 2012
| Hanau Army Airfield Fliegerhorst Langendiebach AAF Station Hanau/Langendiebach Advanced Landing Ground Y-91 | |
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  Hanau Army Airfield Hanau Army Airfield (Germany) | |
| Coordinates | 50°10′03″N 008°57′41″E / 50.16750°N 8.96139°E |
| Type | Military Airfield |
| Site history | |
| In use | Closed 1992 |
| Battles/wars | Western Front (World War II) |
Hanau Army Airfield is a former military airfield, located 5.2 km north-northeast of Hanau in Hesse, Germany.
History
The origins of Hanau Army Airfield are undetermined prior to the United States Army moving into the area in April 1945. It was likely a Luftwaffe Fliegerhorst, and was converted by IX Engineering Command, Ninth Air Force into an Army Air Forces advanced Landing Ground, designated Y-91. Air Force units used the airfield as a casualty evacuation and combat resupply airfield by the IX Air Service Command, Ninth Air Force. After the German Capitulation on 8 May, it was re-designated as "Army Air Forces Station Hanau/Langendiebach". Army Air Forces units moved out in August, and the facility was taken over by United States Army.
Hanau became a major United States Army aviation facility during the Cold War, also known as Fliegerhorst Army Airfield. It was the 3d Armored Division; primary aviation base from 1956 to 1992. The facilities were shared with V Corps and Seventh Army.
It was closed in 1992 and control was returned to the German government.
References
- 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.