Wittmundhafen Air Base

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Wittmundhafen Air Base is a major German Air Force installation in Lower Saxony that has long served as a key fighter aircraft base and air defense hub.

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Wittmundhafen Air Base canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Luftwaffe installation
military air base
alliance NATO
basedUnit Jagdgeschwader 71 "Richthofen"
Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 71 "Richthofen"
controlledBy Bundeswehr
country Germany
garrison air force personnel
hasAircraftHistory Eurofighter Typhoon
F-4F Phantom II
F-86 Sabre
hasAircraftRole fighter
interceptor
hasCapability 24/7 QRA (Quick Reaction Alert)
hasFunction NATO integrated air defense
national air defense
hasIataCode WVN
hasIcaoCode ETNT
hasInfrastructure air traffic control tower
hardened aircraft shelters
maintenance hangars
munitions storage areas
hasRole air defense hub
fighter aircraft base
hasRunway one main paved runway
locatedIn Lower Saxony
Wittmund NERFINISHED
northwestern Germany
linked to: Northern Germany
namedAfter Manfred von Richthofen (via its main wing)
linked to: von Richthofen
near North Sea coast
operator German Air Force
partOf Luftwaffe air defense network
primaryMission air policing
airspace protection
quick reaction alert
runwaySurface asphalt
timezone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
usedBy Luftwaffe
usedDuring Cold War
usedFor NATO exercises
fighter tactics training
pilot training

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German Air Force garrison Wittmundhafen Air Base
Tactical Air Force Wing 71 "Richthofen" garrison Wittmundhafen Air Base