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Aalborg Air Base shares its runway system as well as some services (Air Traffic Control etc) with Aalborg Lufthavn . Residing Royal Danish Air Force units are:
It is also the base for Denmark's elite '' Jægerkorpset '' unit as well as the Royal Danish Air Force main depot (''Hovedværksted Aalborg'') for maintenance of the Lockheed F-16MLU Fighting Falcon aircraft. HISTORY When Germany invaded Denmark April 9 , 1940 the German Luftwaffe (Air Force) launched one of the first airborne operations in history, in which Paratrooper s captured the airport. Aalborg Lufthavn was considered a crucial element in the ferrying of troops and materiel from Germany to Norway as it acted as a refuelling base for Luftwaffe transport planes, especially Junkers Ju 52/3m , during the campaign. A well known air battle took place over the airport August 13 , 1940 when a squadron of Royal Air Force Bristol Blenheim bombers attacked the German aircraft based there. All eleven attacking aircraft were shot down by either German anti-aircraft fire or Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter aircraft. The Luftwaffe greatly expanded the airport which they called Fliegerhorst Aalborg West. When the Royal Danish Air Force was created in 1950, it took over the Fliegerhorst. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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