Höpen Airfield
Höpen Airfield Segelflugplatz Höpen (Advanced Landing Ground B-154) | |||||||||||
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 Runway, gliders and hangar on a foggy day | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Glider | ||||||||||
| Owner | LSV Schneverdingen | ||||||||||
| Location | Schneverdingen, Germany | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 73 m / 268 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°08′50″N 009°47′41″E / 53.14722°N 9.79472°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.lsv-schneverdingen.de | ||||||||||
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  B-154 Location of Höpen Airfield | |||||||||||
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Höpen Airfield is a glider airfield near the town of Schneverdingen in Lower Saxony, Germany. It supports glider flying with no commercial aviation at the field.
History[edit]
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[edit]
- 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.