ancienne piste militaire de Munchhouse

France / Alsace / Munchhouse /
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Very little is known of the airfield, which appears to be of a unique type in France. Even at French aviation websites very little can be found. What is known (from arial photography) is that the runway was built between 1951 and 1961. In 1961 photography, a bomb storage area seems to be (almost) completed to the northeast side of the runway. Between 1961 and 1966 taxiways were added on the southern end of the runway, along with 4 trapezoid shaped fighter parkings, a square fighter size parking and a platform capable of handling a C-130/C-160 sized transport.

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Coordinates:   47°51'56"N   7°25'31"E

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  • Was used as an emergency runway and dispersal for the near BA132. The high security compound at the southern extremity of the runway was used until recently as the ground entry point for the French segment of the Hélios observation satellite. Now this happens at Creil AB, home of the French Military Intelligence.
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