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Origionally developed as an Air Depot in the early postwar years, the mission of the '''7485th Air Depot Wing''' was depot-level maintence of USAFE and NATO fighters. With the creation of [[NATO]] in response to [[Cold War]] tensions in Europe, USAFE wanted its vulnerable fighter units in West Germany moved west of the Rhein River to provide greater air defense warning time. |
Origionally developed as an Air Depot in the early postwar years, the mission of the '''7485th Air Depot Wing''' was depot-level maintence of USAFE and NATO fighters. With the creation of [[NATO]] in response to [[Cold War]] tensions in Europe, USAFE wanted its vulnerable fighter units in West Germany moved west of the Rhein River to provide greater air defense warning time. |
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Erding was turned over to the German Air Force as a front line facility where it hosted various F-104, Tornado and other fighter squadrons. |
Erding was turned over to the German Air Force as a front line facility where it hosted various F-104, Tornado and other fighter squadrons. |
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In [[1966]] with France withdrawing from [[NATO]] it left a gap in the air defense network of Europe. Operation '''Creek Ale''' filled that gap by rotating [[F-102]] interceptors from various squadrons of the '''86th Air Division''' based at Ramstein. Squadrons from |
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Soesterberg, Zaragosa, Hahn, Torrejon, Bitburg and Ramstein rotated to Erding for air defense alert. With the deactivation of the 86th AD in [[1970]], the '''52d Fighter Group''' was formed at Erding with some of the F-102's on a permanent basis. In [[1971]] the F-102s were withdrawn from Europe and the 52d FG was deactivated. |
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It remains a active German Air Force Base today. |
It remains a active German Air Force Base today. |
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Revision as of 00:31, 19 July 2006
Edring Air Base is a German Air Force airfield near Munich. During the Cold War, it was a United States Air Force facility, used as an Air Depot, Air Base and an Air Station.
During World War II Erding was a Luftwaffe Airfield
USAF Units stationed at Erding were:
- 1948-1954: 7485th Air Depot Wing
- 1956-1960: 440th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
- 1970-1971: 52nd Tactical Fighter Group
Origionally developed as an Air Depot in the early postwar years, the mission of the 7485th Air Depot Wing was depot-level maintence of USAFE and NATO fighters. With the creation of NATO in response to Cold War tensions in Europe, USAFE wanted its vulnerable fighter units in West Germany moved west of the Rhein River to provide greater air defense warning time.
With the opening of Châteauroux-Déols Air Base, France in 1953, the mission of Erding Air Depot was tranferred and the Air Depot Wing was deactivated. Renamed Erding Air Base, it became an air defense facility in 1956 with the assignment of the F-86D equipped 440th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, a detachment of the 86th Fighter-Interceptor Wing at Landstuhl Air Base until budget cutbacks in 1960 forced it's closure.
Erding was turned over to the German Air Force as a front line facility where it hosted various F-104, Tornado and other fighter squadrons.
In 1966 with France withdrawing from NATO it left a gap in the air defense network of Europe. Operation Creek Ale filled that gap by rotating F-102 interceptors from various squadrons of the 86th Air Division based at Ramstein. Squadrons from Soesterberg, Zaragosa, Hahn, Torrejon, Bitburg and Ramstein rotated to Erding for air defense alert. With the deactivation of the 86th AD in 1970, the 52d Fighter Group was formed at Erding with some of the F-102's on a permanent basis. In 1971 the F-102s were withdrawn from Europe and the 52d FG was deactivated.
Relegated to Air Station status, Erding hosted TDY units of CONUS based USAF aircraft though the 1980s for short-term deployments as part of the annual Reforger exercises.
It remains a active German Air Force Base today.
See also
References
- Endicott, Judy G., USAF Active Flying, Space, and Missile Squadrons as of 1 October 1995. Office of Air Force History
- Maurer Maurer, Air Force Combat Units Of World War II, Office of Air Force History, 1983
- Ravenstein, Charles A., Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977, Office of Air Force History, 1984