Höpen Airfield
Höpen Airfield Flugplatz Höpen (Advanced Landing Ground B-154) | |||||||||||
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![]() Runway, gliders and hangar on a foggy day | |||||||||||
IATA: none – ICAO: none | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Location | Schneverdingen, Germany | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 82 m / 268 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 53°08′50″N 009°47′41″E / 53.14722°N 9.79472°ECoordinates: 53°08′50″N 009°47′41″E / 53.14722°N 9.79472°E | ||||||||||
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![]() ![]() B-154 Location of Höpen Airfield | |||||||||||
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Höpen Airfield is a regional airport near the town of Schneverdingen in Lower Saxony, Germany. It supports general aviation with no commercial airline service scheduled.
History
Main article: Reinsehlen Camp
Towards the end of World War II, the landing field was used by the British Royal Air Force as Advanced Landing Ground B-154 Reinsehlen.
References
- World Airport Codes Flugplatz Hoepen
- Johnson, David C. (1988), U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
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