Achmer
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(DE) ( 52.22.30 N 07.05.15 E)
General: Lower Saxony. 15 Km NW of Osnabrück Fliegerhorst -
Dimensions: 2200 x 1375 m
Runway:three concrete runways in A formation running W-E (1645 m),NE-SW (1460 m) and NW-SE (1600 m) .
Infrastructure: 1 large repair hanger and other hangers to north-east of the runways. Dispersal areas to south. All runways had lighting and two (E-W and NW-SE) had Visual Lorenz. Compass swinging platform. Barracks to north of the airfield.
Remarks: Umrüstungszentrale - re-equipment centre. Codename - Ahnenlult
Station Commands: Fl.H.Kdtr. (E) Achmer
References
Fliegerhorst und Einsatzhafen der Luftwaffe - Ries & Dierich
Germany, List of Air bases – correct to 21.11.41 (A.I.2b).