US Constructed Advanced Landing Grounds In Europe, WW 2,

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R Series Airfields

R1
Wenigenlupnitz
50^59’30”N, 10^28’49”E
Germany
Opened 8 April
Closed 30 April 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 10 / 28
120 feet wide x 3,400 feet long
Sod / Earth
Now Eisenach - Kindel Airport

R2
Langensalza
51^07’46”N 10^37’18”E
Germany
Captured 8 April
Opened 8 April
Closed 5 July 1945
Used by USAAF 474th Fighter Group 22 April to 16 June 1945
[P - 38]

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Lockheed P 38 Lightning

Used by USAAF 422nd Night Fighter Squadron 24 April to 25 May 1945
[P - 61]

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Northrop P61 Black Widow

Runway 08 / 26
120 feet wide x 4,921 feet long
Sod / Earth and Tar Seal
Now Bad Langensaiza Airport

R3
Rohrensee
49^57’31”N, 11^35’01”E
Germany
Opened 12 April
Closed 30 April 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 11 / 29
120 feet wide x 3,600 feet long
Sod / Earth

R4
Gotha North
50^58’13”N, 10^43’32”E
Germany
Opened 11 April
Closed 5 May 1945
Used as a Supply and Evacuation Airfield
Runway 10 / 28
120 feet wide x 3,600 feet wide
Sod / Earth / concrete

R5
Crailsheim
49^08’07”N, 11^14’48”E
Germany
Opened 24 April
Closed 30 May 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 08 / 26
120 Feet wide x 3,600 long
Sod / Earth

R6
Kitzingen
49^44’34”N, 10^12’09”E
Germany
Captured 11 April
Open 15 April
Closed 15 May 1945
Used By USSAF 405th Fighter Group, 30 April to 8 May 1945
Runway 04 / 22
120 feet wide x 5,500 feet long
Concrete / PSP
Was Kitzimgen Army Airfield
Now Kitzingen Airfield

R7
Weimar
50^58’35”N, 11^14’48”E
Germany
Opened 14 April
Closed 30 June 1945
Used by X1 Fighter Command April to June 1945
Used by 1X Tactical Air Command, 26 April to 26 June 1945
Used by USAAF 125th Liaison Squadron
Runway 09 / 27
120 feet wide x 3,300 feet long
Sod / Earth
To
USSR as part of Soviet Zone of Occupation 30 June 1945

R8
Eisefeld
50^25’05”N, 10^55’02”E
Germany
Opened 13 April
Closed 30 April 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 06/ 24
120 feet wide x 3,000 feet long
Sod / Earth

R9
Erfurt - Bindersleben
50^58’45”N, 1-^37’34”E
Germany
Opened 14 April
Closed 30 April 1945
Used by USAAF 15th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron April 1945
Runway 09 / 27
120 feet wide x 4,300 feet long
Sod / Earth / Concrete

R10
Illesheim
49^28’24”N, 0^23’11E
Germany
Captured 16 April
Opened 17 April 1945
Closed ?
Used by USAAF 48th Fighter Group 8 April to 5 July 1945
Used by USAAF 363nd Fighter group 3 May to 12 May 1945
Runway 06 / 24
120 feet wide x 4,500 feet long
PSP
Was AAF Station Illesheim
Now US Stores Barracks US Army.

R11
Eschwege
51^11’55”N, 10^01’27”E
Germany
Captured 6 April
Opened 7 April 1945
Closed ?
Used by USAAF 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group 10 April to July 1945
Runway 120 feet wide x 3,500 feet long
Sod / Earth

R12
Kassel - Rothwesten
51^23’25”N, 09^32’03”E
Germany
Opened 7 April 1945
Closed ?
Used by USAAF 48th Fighter Group 17 April to 29 April 1945
Used by USAAF 36th Fighter Group 12 April to 15 November 1945
Runway 13 / 31
120 feet wide x 5,000 feet long
PSP

R13
Hessisch - Lichtenau
51^11’20”N, 09^44’34”E
Germany
Opened 8 April
Closed 22 June 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 09 / 27
120 feet wide x 3,600 feet long
Sod / Earth
Now Flugplatz Hessisch - Lichtenau

R14
Detmold
51^56’26”N, 08^54’15”E
Germany
Opened 11 April
Closed 22 June 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Used as a Tactical Air Depot
Runway 09 / 27
120 feet wide x 3,300 feet long
Sod / Earth
Was AAF Station Detmold
To British Royal Army control
Closed 1995
Now Flugplatz Detmold

R15
Oschersleben
52^02’18”N, 11^12’14”E
Germany
Opened 12 April
Closed 1 October 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 10 / 28
150 feet wide x 3,100 feet long
Concrete

R16
Hildesheim
52^10’48”N, 09^56’44”E
Germany
Opened 14 April
Closed 12 July 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 08 / 26
120 feet wide x 5,000 feet long
Sod / Earth
Now Flugplatz Hildesheim

R17
Göttingen
51^32’10”N, 09^54’15”E
Germany
Opened 14 April
Closed 12 July 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 120 feet wide x 3,600 feet long
Sod / Earth

R18
Kolleda
51^11’54”N, 11^11’30”E
Germany
Opened 14 April
Closed 30 April 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 07 / 25
120 feet wide x 3,600 feet long
Sod / Earth
Now Flugplatz Sommerda Dermsforf

R19
Nordhausen
51^29’37”N, 10^50’08”E
Germany
Opened 14 April
Closed 30 April 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 120 Feet wide x 3,600 feet long
Sod / Earth
Now Flugplatz Nordhausen

R20
Esperstedt
51^20’19”N, 11^11’16”E
Germany
Opened 4 April
Closed 30 April 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 120 feet wide x 3,600 feet long
Sod / Earth

R21
Rockau
52”42’27”N, 11^44’36”E
Germany
Opened 15 April
Closed 15 May 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 07 / 25
120 feet wide x 3,600 feet long
Sod / Earth

R22
Rodigen
50^58’49”N, 11^36’02”E
Germany
Opened 16 April
Closed 16 June 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 06 / 24
120 Feet wide x 2,300 feet long
Sod / Earth

R23
Altenburg
50^58”55”N. 12^30’23”E
Germany
Opened 16 April,
Closed July 1945
Used as Supply and Evacuation Airfield
Runway 10 / 19
120 feet wide x 4,200 feet long
Sod / Earth
Now Altenburg - Nobitz Airport

R24
Wurzburg
49^47’20”N, 09^58’35”E
Germany
Opened 17 April
Closed 15 May 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 12 / 30
120 feet wide x 3,000 feet long
Sod / Earth
Now Leighton Army [Helicopter] Airfield

R25
Schweinfurt
50^02’58”N, 01^10’09”E
Germany
Captured 18 April 1945
Opened
Closed
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Used by USAAF 474th Fighter Group 16 June to 25 October 1945
Used by USAAF 86th Fighter Group 23 October 1945 to 15 February 1946
Used by USAAF 355th Fighter Group 15 April to 1 August 1946
Used by USAAF 52nd Fighter Group 9 November 1946 to 5 May 1947
Used by USAAF 507th Air Materiel Squadron [Air Technical
Service Command] 1 June to 30 September 1947
Runway
Was AAF Station Schweinfurt
Now Schweinfurt Army [Helicopter] Base

R26
Bayreuth - Bindlach
49^59’05”N, 11^38’24”E
Germany
Captured 19 April 1945
Opened
Closed 30 September 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Used by USAAF 366th Fighter Group 25 June to 14 September 1945
Was AAF Station Bayreuth / Bindlach
Now Bindlacher Berg Airport

R27
Sachsensheim
48^56’55”N, 09^02’36”E
Germany
Opened 24 April
Closed 30 May 1945
Used as Emergency Fighter / Bomber Airfield
Runway 09 / 27
120 feet wide x 4,500 feet long
Macadam

R28
Furth / Atzenhof
49^29’49”N, 10^57’26”E
Germany
Opened 19 April 1945,
Closed ?
Used by USAAF 10th Reconnaissance Group
Used by 362nd Fighter Group 30 April to 3 May 1945
Runway 09 / 27
120 feet wide x 4,500 feet long
PSP

R29
Herzogenaurach
49^34’57”N, 10^52’42”E
Germany
Captured 19 April 1945
Opened
Closed
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Used by USAAF 354th Fighter Group May 1945 to 15 February 1946
Used by USAAF 320th Bombardment Group 18 June to October 1945
Runway
Was AAF Station Herzogenaurach
Now Herzogenaurach Airport

R30
Furth - Industriehafen
49^28’58”N, 10^57’01”E
Germany
Opened 22 April
Closed 30 August 1945
Used by 362nd Fighter Group 30 April to 3 May 1945
Used by 425th Night Fighter Squadron 2 May to 5 July 1945
Used by 371st Fighter Group 5 May to 16 August 1945
Runway 11 / 29
172 feet wide x 5,000 feet long
Concrete / PSP

R31 Merseburg 51^21’48”N, 11^56’54”E
Germany Opened 16 Apr Closed 5 May 45
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 06 / 24 170 feet wide x 3,369 feet long Sod / Earth
Now Merseburg Airfield

R32
Kothen
51^43’16”N, 11^57’23”E
Germany
Opened 18 Apr to 5 May 45
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 07 / 25
120 feet wide x 3,300 feet long
Sod / Earth
Now Kothen Airfield

R33
Gardelegen
52^32’10”N, 11^26’27”E
Germany
Opened 15 April to 15 June 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 09 / 27
120 feet wide x 3,600 feet long
Sod / Earth
Now Industrial Estate

R34
Stendal
52^32’11”N, 11^26’27”E
Germany
Opened 17 April,
Closed 15 June 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 08 / 26
120 Feet wide x 4,300 feet long
Sod / Earth
Now Stendal - Borstel Airfield

R35
Volkenrode
52^18’17”N, 10^26’33”E
Germany
Opened 18 April,
Closed 15 May 1945
Used by USAAF 125th Liaison Squadron April 1945
Runway 12 / 30
120 feet wide x 3,600 feet long
Sod / Earth
Now Physikalisch - Technische Bundesandstall [Federal Research Agency]

R36
Wezendorf
52^34’38”N, 10^30’43”E
Germany
Opened 13 April,
Closed 5 June 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 12 / 30
120 feet wide x 3,600 feet long
Sod / Earth
Was Wesendorf Airfield
Closed 2006
Now Industrial Estate

R37
Brunswick - Waggum
52^19’09”N, 10^33’19E
Germany
Captured 20 April,
Opened 22 April 1945
Closed ?
Used by USAAF 363rd Tactical Reconnaissance Group 22 April to May 1945
Runway 08 / 26
120 feet wide x 3,600 feet long
Sod / Earth
Now Brunschweig Airport

R38
Brunswick - Broitzem
52^14’58”N, 10^29’21”E
Germany
Opened April,
Closed 12 August 1945
Used by Headquarters 84th Fighter Wing 22 April to 12 August 1945
Used by USAAF 153rd Liaison Squadron 20 May to 4 June 1945
Runway
Handed over to RAF as part of the British Zone of Occupation

R39
Helmsredt
52^13’42”N, 11^00’37”E
Germany
Opened 24 April
Closed 5 July 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 04 / 22
120 feet wide x 3,600 feet long
Sod / Earth

R40
Bremen
49^22’10”N, 10^51’41”E
Germany
Captured 21 April
Opened 21 April
Closed 31 August 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 08 / 26
164 feet wide x 4,115 feet long
Concrete
Runway 123 / 31
165 feet wide x 3,319 feet long
Concrete
Runway 18 / 36
164 feet wide x 2,869 feet long
Concrete

R41
Schwäbisch Hall
49^07’07”N, 09^46’54”E
Germany
Opened 22 April
Closed 31 August 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 08 / 26
120 feet wide x 3,600 feet long
Concrete
Now Flugplatz Schwabisch Hall - Hessental

R42
Buschschwabach
49^22’10”N, 10^51’41”E
Germany
Captured 21 April
Opened 21 April
Closed 31 August 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Used by USAAF 368th Fighter Group 13 May to 13 August 1945 [P - 47]

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Republic P 47 Thunderbolt

Runway 08 / 26
120 feet wide x 5,000 feet long
Sod / Earth
Was AAF Station Buchschwabach
Now closed

R43
Nürnberg
49^25’25”N, 11^07’04”E
Germany
Opened 24 April
Closed 31 August 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 10 / 28
120 feet wide x 3,600 feet long
Sod / Earth
Now Recreational Park, Fair and Exhibition Area

R44
Goppingen
48^22’29”N, 09^41’28”E
Germany
Opened 25 April
Closed 15 June 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 06 / 24
120 feet wide x 3,000 feet long
Sod / Earth
Was Goppingen AAF
Closed 1992
Now Industrial Area Stauferpark

R45
Ansbach
49^18’33”N, 10^38’18”E
Germany
Captured 23 April
Opened 29 April
Closed ?
Used by USAAF 354th Fighter Group 30 April to 18 May 1945
Runway 07 / 25
120 Feet wide x 4,000 feet long
Pavement
Was AAF Station Ansbach
Now Katterbach Kaserne US Arny

R46
Roth
49^13’05”N, 11^06’01”E
Germany
Opened 25 April
Closed 31 August 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 120 feet wide x 5,200 feet long
PSP
Now GAF Roth Air Base

R47
Ottingen
48^55’31”N, 10^32’05E
Germany
Opened 26 April,
Closed 15 May 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 25 / 23
267 feet wide x 3,115 feet long
Macadam

R48
Ingolstadt
48^42’56”N, 11^32’02”E
Germany
Opened 29 April
Closed 15 May 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 09 / 27
120 feet wide x 3,300 feet long
Sod / Earth
Now Ingolstsdt Manching Airport

R49
Hailfingen
48^32’19”N, 08^51’39”E
Germany
Opened 30 April
Closed 11 July 1945
Used as a Fighter / Bomber Airfield
Runway 07 / 25
120 feet wide x 4,000 feet long
Sod / Earth
Runway 07 / 25
120 feet wide x 3,600 feet long
Sod / Earth

R50
Stuttgart - Echterdingen
48^41’19”N, 09^12’40”E
Germany
Captured 25 April
Opened 8 May
Closed 30 November 1945
Used by USAAF 324th Fighter Group 8 May to 20 October 1945
Used by USAAF 404th Fighter Group 23 June to 2 August 1945
Used by USAAF 27th Fighter Group 15th September to 20 October 1945
Used by USAAF 371st Fighter Group September to October 1945
Used by USAAF 474th Fighter Group 25 October to 21 November 1945
Runway
Was AAF Station Stuttgart / Echterdingen
Now Stuttgart Airport

R51
Cazaux
44^32’01”N, 01^07’32”W
France
Opened 21 April
Closed 1 August 1945
Used as a Fighter-Bomber Emergency Airfield
Runway
Used as a Transport Airfield
Now FAF Cazaux Air Base

R52
Leipzig / Mockau
51^23’44”N, 12^24’35”E
Germany
Opened 27 April
Closed 15 June 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 120 feet wide x 3,600 feet long
Sod / Earth
Was Flughafen Leipzig - Mockau
Closed 1991
Now Industrial Area

R53
Zwickau
50^42’05”N, 12^27’11”E
Germany
Opened 4 May
Closed 15 June 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 07 / 25
120 feet wide x 2,870 feet long
Sod / Earth
Now Zwickau Airfield

R54
Landsberg / East
48^04’15”N 10^54’24”E
Germany
Opened 1 June
Closed 31 August 1945
Used as a Military Storage Airfield
Runway 13 / 31
150 feet wide x 3,800 feet long
Sod / Earth
Was AAF Station Landsberg
Now GAF Landsberg - Lech Air Base

R55
Salzwedel
52^50’06”N, 11^12’23”E
Germany
Opened 3 May
Closed 5 July 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 08 / 26
120 feet wide x 3,600 feet long

R56
Nordholz
53^46’04”N, 08^39’36”E
Germany
Opened 16 May 1945
Closed 20 August 1946
Used by USAAF 406th Fighter Group 5 June 1945 to 20 August 1946
Used by USAAF 86th Fighter Group 20 August to 1 December 1946
Was AAF Station Nordholz
Now Nordholz Navy Air Base

R57
Bremerhaven
53^35’00”N, 08^33’23”E
Germany
Opened 16 May Closed 1993
Used as a Liaison Airfield
Runway 06 / 24
250 feet wide x 3,200 feet long
Sod / Earth
Was AAF Station Bremerhaven

R58
Friedrichshafen
47^40’17”N, 09^30’41”E
Germany
Opened 4 May
Closed 1 August 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 120 feet wide x 2,700 feet long
Sod / Earth
Now Friedrichshafen Airport

R59
Leipheim
Construction Canceled

R60
Neuburg
Construction Canceled

R61
Eutingen
48^29’09”N, 08^46’42”E
Germany
Opened 27 April
Closed 1 August 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 06 / 24
240 feet wide x 3.200 feet long
Tar Seal
Now Eutingen

R62
Mengen
48^03’12”N, 09^22’12”E
Germany
Opened 25 April
Closed 1 August 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 06 / 24
120 feet wide x 3.600 feet long
Sod / Earth
Now Mengen - Hohentengen Airfield

R63
Weiden
49^38’30”N, 12^07’31”E
Germany
Opened 25 April
Closed 15 June 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 07 / 25
120 feet wide x 3,150 feet long
Sod / Earth

R64
Cham
49^12’42”N, 12^39’24”E
Germany
Opened 27 April
Closed 15 June 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 10 / 28
120 feet x 3,150 feet long
Sod / Earth
Now Cham - Janahof Glider Airfield

R65
Risstissen
48^16’36”N, 09^51’04”E
Germany
Opened 27 April
Closed 15 June 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 07 / 25
120 feet wide x 3.000 feet long
Sod/Earth

R66
Regensburg - Prufening
49^00’42”N, 12^02’56”E
Germany
Opened 28 April
Closed 15 June 1945
Used by USAAF 14th Liaison Squadron May 1945
Runway 07 / 25
120 feet wide x 3,200 feet long
Sod / Earth

R67
Memmingen
47^59’17”N, 10^14’16”E
Germany
Opened 29 April
Closed 15 June 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 06 / 24
250 feet wide x 4,089 feet long
Concrete
Was AAF Station Memmingen Air Base
Now Memmingen Airport

R68
Straubing
48^54’06”N, 12^30’59”E
Germany
Captured 30 April 1945
Opened
Closed
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Used by USAAF 405th Fighter Group 8 May to July 1945
Used by USAAF 362nd Fighter Group 12 May to August 1945
Used by USAAF 368th Fighter Group 13 August 1945 to 20 August 1946
Runway
Was AAF Station Straubing
Now Straubing Wallmuhle Airport

R69
Landau
49^10’36”N, 08^07’51”E
Germany
Opened 1 May
Closed 15 June 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airport
Runway 07 / 25
120 feet wide x 3,600 feet long
Sod / Earth
Now Landau Ebenberg Airport

R70
Kaufbauren
47^51’43”N, 10^36’52”E
Germany
Opened 1 May 1945
Closed ?
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Used as Emergency Fighter Bomber Airfield
Used by USAAF 60th Troop Carrier Wing
Used by USAAF 732nd Air Force Wing
Used by USAAF 730th Flying Training Wing
Runway 02 / 20
120 feet wide x 5,000 feet long
PSP
Was AAF Station Kaufbeuren
To GAF 16 December 1957
Now GAF Fliegerhorst Kaifbeuren

R71
Lechfeld
49^11’10”N, 10^51’42”E
Germany
Captured 1 May
Opened 1 December 1945
Closed ?
Used by USAAF 305th Bombardment Group December 1945 to December 1946
Used by USAAF 306th Bombardment Group 13 December to 26 December 1946
Used by USAAF 86th Fighter Group 1 December 1946 to 5 March 1947
Runway
Was AAF Station Lechfeld
To GAF 1 Jan 56
Now GAF Fliegerhorst Lechfeld

R72
Furstenfeldbruck
48^12’24”N, 11^15’59”E
Germany
Opened 2 May 1945
Closed ?
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Used by USAAF 36th Fighter Bomber Wing
Used by USAAF 117th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing
Used by USAAF 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing
Used by 730th Flying Training Wing
Runway 09 / 27
150 feet wide x 6,000 feet long
Concrete
Was AAF Station Furstenfeldbruck
To GAF 60
Now GAF Fliegerhorst Furstenfeldbruck

R73
Ergolding
48^33’46”N. 12^09’44”E
Germany
Opened 3 May
Closed 15 June 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 04 / 22
120 feet wide x 3,200 feet long
Sod / Earth

R74
Oberweisenfeld
48^10’12”N, 11^33’06”E
Germany
Opened 2 May 1945
Closed 1957
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 14 / 32
120 feet wide x 3,000 feet long
Sod / Earth
Was AAF Station Oberwiesenfeld
Was US Army Airfield
Now Olympiapark Munich

R75
Schleissheim
48^14’21”N, 11^33’38”E
Austria
Opened 2 May
Closed 31 August 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Used as a Fighter Bomber Airfield
Runway 07 / 25
162 feet wide x 5,500 feet long
Concrete / PSP
Now Flugplatz Scheissheim

R76
Pöcking
48^22’24”N, 13^17’52”E
Germany
Opened 3 May 1945
Closed ?
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 06 / 24
120 feet wide x 3,600 feet long
Sod / Earth
Now Photovoltaic Power Plant

R77
Gablingen
48^27’05”N, 10^51’37”E
Germany
Captured 7 May
Opened 15 May 1945
Closed ?
Used by USAAF 323rd Bombardment Group 15 May to 16 July 1945
Used by USAAF 355th Fighter Group 3 July 1945 to 15 April 1946
Runway
Was AAF Station Gablingen
To US Army 1 July 1946

R78
Landsberg
48^04’18”N, 10^54’25”E
Germany
Captured 7 May
Opened
Closed ?
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Used by USAAF 323rd Bombardment Group 16 July to October 1945
Used by 34th Air Depot 1 August 1945 to 31 December 1949
Used by USAAF 2nd Air Division 10 June 1949 to 7 May 1951
Used by USAAF 7280th Support Group 1 January 1950 to 1 January 1954
Used by USAAF 7351st Flying Training Wing 1 January 1954 to 31 December 1957
Runway
Was AAF Station Landsberg
To GAF 31 December 1957
Now GAF Landsberg - Lech Air Base

R79
Schongau
47^48’43”N, 10^53’15”E
Germany
Opened 3 May
Closed 8 August 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 07 / 25
120 feet wide x 3,000 feet long
Sod / Earth

R80
Salzburg
47^47’39”N, 13^00’11”E
Austria
Opened 7 May 1945
Closed ?
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 10 / 28
120 feet wide x 4,000 feet long
Concrete
Now Saizburg Airport

R81
Oberpfaffenhofen
48^04’58”N, 11^17’09”E
Germany
Opened 5 May 1945
Closed ?
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 04 / 22
150 feet wide x 5,000 feet long
Concrete
Was AAF Station Oberpfaffenhofen
Now Oberpfaffenhofen Airport

R82
Munchen - Reim
48^08’16”N, 11^41’25”E
Germany
Captured 6 May
Opened
Closed ?
Used as a Supply Ans Evacuation Airfield
Used as a Tactical Air Depot
Used by USAAF 442nd Troop Carrier Group September 1945 to 30 September 1946
Used by USAAF 60th Troop Carrier Group 30 September 1946 to 14 May 1948
Used as Munich Air Depot 1 February 1946 to 31 May 1948
Used by USAAF Air Transport Wing [MATS] 1 June 1948 to 31 December 1956
Was AAF Station Munich - Riem
Was Munich - Reim Airport
Closed 16 May 1992

R83
Muhldorf
48^15’39”N, 12^27’28”E
Germany
Opened 4 May Closed 15 Jun 45
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 12 / 30
120 feet wide x 3,200 feet long
Sod / Earth

R84
Augsburg
48^25’29”N, 10^56’01”E
Germany
Opened 3 May 45
Closed ?
Used by USAAF 72nd Liaison Squadron May to June 1945
Runway 10 / 28
120 feet wide x 3,000 feet long
Sod / Earth
Now Augsburg Airport

R85
Neubiberg / Munich
48^04’22”N, 11^38’13”E
Germany
Captured 5 May
Opened 22 Jun 1945
Closed ?
Used by USAAF 70th Fighter Wing 10 November 1945 to 25 September 1947
Used by USAAF 357th Fighter Group 21 July 1945 to 20 August 1946
Used by USAAF 33rd Fighter Group 20 August 1946 to July 1947
Used by USAAF 86th Fighter Group 12 June 1947 to 9 August 1952
Used by USAAF 317th Troop Carrier Group 21 March 1953 to 17 April 1957
Used by USAAF 7101sr Air Base Group 1 April 1957 to 1 June 1959
Runway
Was AAF Station Munich - Neubiberg
To GAF 1 Jun 58
Now GAF Neubiberg Air Base

R86
Bad Aibling
47^51’52”N, 12^00’34”E
Germany
Opened 4 May 1945
Closed ?
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 11 / 29
150 feet wide x 3,000 feet long
Sod / Earth

R87
Horsching
48^14’00”N, 14^11’15”E
Austria
Opened 5 May 1945
Closed ?
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Used by USAAF 17th Bombardment Group 27 June to 31 October 1945
Used by USAAF 79th Fighter Group July 1945 to 25 June 1947
Runway
Was AAF Station Hoersching
Now Linz Airport

R88
Innsbruck
47^15’37”N, 11^20’51”E
Austria
Opened 5 May
Closed 12 July 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 08 / 26
120 feet wide x 3,000 feet long
Sod / Earth
Now Innsbruck Airport

R89
Pilsen /Pizen
49^40’27”N, 13^16’19”E
Czechoslovakia
Opened 8 May
Closed 5 September 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 08 / 26
120 feet long x 3,000 feet long
Sod / Earth
Now Plzen Airport

R90
Wels
48^11’01”N, 14^02’19”E
Austria
Opened 7 May
Closed 5 July 1945
Used as a Supply And Evacuation Airfield
Runway 08 / 26
120 feet wide x 3,600 feet long
Sod / Earth
Now Wels Airport

R91
Erding
48^49’20”N, 11^6’54”E
Germany
Opened 15 August 1945
Closed ?
Used as a Tactical Air Depot
Used by USAAF 85th Tactical Air Depot
Used by USAAF 440th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
Used by USAAF 52nd Tactical Air Group
Runway 08 / 26
120 feet wide x 4,500 feet long
Was AAF Station Erding
To GAF 1 April 1957
Now GAF Fliegerhorst Erding

R92
Vienna / Tulin
48^19’16”N, 16^06’43”E
Austria
Opened 12 August 1945
Closed ?
Used by USAAF 1407th AAF Base Unit 27 July 1945 to 31 May 1047
Used by USAAF 516th Troop Carrier Group 4 September 1945 to 20 December 1947
Used by USAAF 313rd Troop Carrier Group 30 September 1946 to 25 June 1947
Used by USAAF 7360th Base Complement Squadron 1 June 1947 to 15 May 1955
Runway
Was AAF Station Tulin
To Austrian Government 15 May 1955
Now Fliegerhorst Brumowski

R93
Hoizkirchen / Marschall
47^52’15”N, 11^42’43E
Germany
Opened 5 Jun 45
Closed ?
Used as a Military Storage Airfield
Runway 08 / 26
120 feet wide x 3.620 feet long
Sod / Earth
Runway 03 / 21
120 feet wide x 3,600 feet long
Sod / Earth

R94
Nellingen
48^33’26”N, 09^49’04E
Germany
Opened 1 August 1945
Closed ?
Used as a Military Storage Airfield
Runway 14 / 32
225 feet wide x 3,500 feet long
Sod / Earth
Now Segelfuggelande Oppingen - Au

R95
Tempelhof
52^28’33”N, 13^24’14”E
Germany
Opened 10 July 1945
Used for Air Transport
Runway 08 / 26
120 feet wide x 4,987 feet long
PSP
Was AAF Station Tempelhof
Was Tempelhof Airport
Closed 2008

R96
Eriangen
49^33’22”N, 11^02’50”E
Germany
Opened ?
Closed ?
Used as Headquarters for
X11 Tactical Air Command 1 July to November 1945
1X Fighter Command September to November 1945
Used by USAAF 40th Bombardment Wing 15 November 1945 to 25 December 1946
Used by USAAF 14th Liaison Squadron 22 April to 4 May 1945
Runway 04 / 22
75 feet wide x 3,000 feet long
PSP
Was AAF Station Etiangen
To US Army 15 October 1947

R97
Regensburg / Obertraubling
Construction Canceled

R98
Bad Kissingen
50^12’33”N, 10^04’09”E
Germany
Opened 6 June 1945
Closed ?
Used by USAAF 316th Station Complement Squadron 6 June to 31 December 1945
Used by USAAF 64th Fighter Wing 1 December 1945 to 7 June 1947
Used by X11 Tactical Air Command 1 November 1945 to 10 November 1947
Used by USAAF 86th Fighter Group 5 March to 12 June 1947
Used by USAAF 52nd Fighter Group 5 May to 25 June 1947
Used by USAAF 33rd Fighter Group 15 July to August 1947
Runway
Was AAF Station Bad Kissingen
To US Army 31 December 1947
Now Bad Kissingen Airfield

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