Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base

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Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base is a German military airfield near Munich, historically known as the site of the failed rescue attempt during the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airfield
military air base
controlledBy Allied forces after World War II
country Germany
hasCategory Air bases in Germany
hasCoordinates 48.205°N 11.267°E
hasFunction air operations
pilot training
hasHistoricalEra Cold War
hasHistoricalOperator United States Air Forces in Europe
hasHistoricalRole Cold War NATO air base
training base for German Air Force pilots
hasIcaoCode ETSF
hasInfrastructure control tower
hangars
runway
hasMilitaryBranch air force
hasNearbyCity Fürstenfeldbruck
Munich
hasNotableAssociation 1972 Summer Olympics
Israeli Olympic team
Palestinian terrorist group Black September
hasPrimaryUser German Air Force
hasRunway Runway 09/27
hasRunwaySurface asphalt
hasType military airfield
hasUse air transport
inception 1930s
isPartOf German military infrastructure
locatedIn Fürstenfeldbruck
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Bavaria
Upper Bavaria
locatedInCountry Federal Republic of Germany
linked to: Germany
locatedNear Munich
locatedOn former Luftwaffe site
locatedWestOf Munich
operatedBy German Air Force
ownedBy Bundeswehr
partOf Luftwaffe base network
returnedTo German control after rearmament
significantEvent 1972 Munich Olympics hostage rescue attempt
Munich Olympics massacre
linked to: Munich massacre
significantEventLocation failed rescue of Israeli hostages in 1972
usedFor military aviation
training
wasExpandedDuring World War II
wasUsedBy Luftwaffe (Wehrmacht)
linked to: Luftwaffe

Royal Air Force
United States Air Force

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Munich massacre resolutionSite Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base
Fürstenfeldbruck district contains Kaufering Air Base (Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base)
linked to: Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base