RAF Ahlhorn

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The flight park Ahlhorn was from 1916 to 2006, a military airfield, which was different uses over the decades.

History

The airship port Ahlhorn was taken in 1916 as a military airship port of the Imperial Navy in operation.

During World War II the airfield was used as a military airfield Ahlhorner heath of the Air Force of the Armed Forces. In February 1945 a British air raid destroyed the facilities of the airfield, designated as the Allied Airfield B.111. However, the British Air Force of Occupation used the railways continue for the time being, were in the summer of 1946, here for example, three squadrons Spitfire that formed the 131 (Polish ) Wing ( Wing ). It was composed of Polish volunteers and was transferred back in October of the year in the United Kingdom.

After which began in January 1952 with regard to the impending cold war recovery, the Royal Air Force RAF Ahlhorn reactivated. Here was from the end of 1952 125th Wing, a mixed squadron of two squadrons Meteor NF11 night fighters and additionally Canberra B ( I) 6 attack aircraft: the latter were subject to a test unit, the Tactical Development Unit ( TDU ), with a break in the summer from February to October 1953 by Ahlhorn the night attack capability of the Canberra assessed. Later a number of Canberra squadrons in this role on the RAF stations west of the Rhine was home.

In October 1958, the RAF handed the station to the newly formed Air Force of the Armed Forces who operated the designated again as an airbase Ahlhorner Heideplatz to 2005:

The regular military operations ceased at the end of 1995.

Current use: air fleet Ahlhorn

From 2005 to 2009 was searched for any future operator of the aerodrome. Several sales process failed to tender and their actions. In March 2009, a new investor was found with the Johann Bunte construction company. The area was called the " Flight Park Ahlhorn ".

As of 2005, the Aircraft Maintenance Service GmbH was represented on the airfield next to other companies who waited large passenger aircraft or disassembled. In November 2009, the Aircraft Maintenance GmbH filed for insolvency. The former airfield is to be expanded with the prospect of about 1,500 jobs, a logistics, technology and industrial park today. Furthermore, a large proportion of the total area of ​​307 ha for the production of electricity from renewable energy sources ( photovoltaic ) is being used.