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Wittmundhafen Air Base
Fliegerhorst Wittmundhafen
Wittmundhafen AB is located in Germany
Wittmundhafen AB
Wittmundhafen AB
Location in Germany
Coordinates53°32′52″N 007°40′02″E / 53.54778°N 7.66722°E / 53.54778; 7.66722
Site information
OperatorGerman Air Force
Garrison information
OccupantsTaktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 71
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: ETNT
Elevation26 feet (8 m) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
08/26 8,005 feet (2,440 m) Asphalt
Sources: DoD FLIP[1]

Wittmundhafen Air Base (German: Fliegerhorst Wittmundhafen, ICAO: ETNT) is a military air base in Germany. It is home to Tactical Air Force Wing 71 (Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 71) of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe). Since May 1974 the F-4F Phantom II was operated from the base. German F-4F Phantoms at the base were retired on 29 June 2013. During 2013, the squadron transitioned to the Eurofighter Typhoon. Prior to May 1974, the base was home to the F-104G Starfighter. Up to the mid/late-1980s the wing operated a handful (usually 4) of Dornier Do 28D. The base currently stores all former F-4F Phantoms of the German Air Force.

References

  1. ^ DoD Flight Information Publication (Enroute) - Supplement Europe, North Africa and Middle East. St. Louis, Missouri: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2021. pp. B-558–B-559.