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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
Jever, Lower Saxony in Germany
Fliegerhorst Jever in 1986
Jever Air Base
Shown within Lower Saxony, Germany
Coordinates53°32′02″N 007°53′05″E
Site information
OwnerFederal Defence Forces of Germany
Operator
  •  Luftwaffe (National Socialist), 1936–1945
  •   Royal Air Force, 1945–1961
  •  German Air Force (FRG), 1961–Present
Site history
Built1936 (1936)
In use1936-present
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: ETNJ
Elevation7 metres (23 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
10/28 2,480 metres (8,136 ft) Concrete

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:

In 1961 the base was returned to the control of the German Air Force and became a NATO Air Base.


References



Citations


  1. Jefford 1988, p. 31.
  2. Jefford 1988, p. 56.
  3. Jefford 1988, p. 24.
  4. Jefford 1988, p. 52.
  5. Jefford 1988, p. 53.
  6. Jefford 1988, p. 57.
  7. Jefford 1988, p. 23.

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На других языках


[de] Flugplatz Jever

Der Flugplatz Jever (früher Fliegerhorst Jever) ist ein inzwischen entwidmeter deutscher Fliegerhorst der Luftwaffe auf dem Gebiet der Städte Schortens und Jever.[1] Standortbezeichnung ist Schortens. Der Flugbetrieb wurde Ende September 2013 eingestellt.[2][3] Derzeit ist der Flugplatz Standort des Objektschutzregimentes der Luftwaffe „Friesland“.[4]
- [en] Jever Air Base



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