Böblingen airport
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Böblingen Airport was built in the mid-1920s for the city of Stuttgart
in Germany
. Bordered by Calwer Straße (K1073) and the E41, it lies northwest of Böblingen
and south of the Daimler factory in Sindelfingen
. An aircraft industry developed around this airfield, which was used by the military during the Second World War
. On September 1, 1939 the airbase was the home station for the I/JG 52 (1st Group of Jagdgeschwader 52) which was flying the Bf109 E-1 fighter aircraft. On that day its strength was 39 aircraft.
Armed Forces, which used it as a maintenance facility and heliport until the mid-1990s. During this period, in the late 1960s and the early 1970s, its airfield was used to stage air show
s.
The airfield has fallen into disrepair since the mid-1990s and many of its buildings were demolished once the armory
was cleaned up. The old control tower, some hangars and some miscellaneous buildings still exist. New building projects are, however, being planned for the area and the airfield is now called Böblingen/Sindelfingen Airfield .
In 2009 the old control tower was transformed to a Hotel and the hangars are now part of Meilenwerk Stuttgart a kind of Automobile Museum.
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Bordered by Calwer Straße (K1073) and the E41, it lies northwest of Böblingen
Böblingen
Böblingen is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, seat of Böblingen District. Physically Sindelfingen and Böblingen are continuous.-History:Böblingen was founded by Count Wilhelm von Tübingen-Böblingen in 1253. Württemberg acquired the town in 1357, and on 12 May 1525 one of the bloodiest battles...
and south of the Daimler factory in Sindelfingen
Sindelfingen
Sindelfingen is a German town near Stuttgart at the headwaters of the Schwippe that is the site of a Mercedes-Benz assembly plant.-History:* 1155 First documented mention of Sindelfingen...
. An aircraft industry developed around this airfield, which was used by the military during the Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. On September 1, 1939 the airbase was the home station for the I/JG 52 (1st Group of Jagdgeschwader 52) which was flying the Bf109 E-1 fighter aircraft. On that day its strength was 39 aircraft.
Post-war history
After the Second World War, the airfield was transferred to USUnited States
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Armed Forces, which used it as a maintenance facility and heliport until the mid-1990s. During this period, in the late 1960s and the early 1970s, its airfield was used to stage air show
Air show
An air show is an event at which aviators display their flying skills and the capabilities of their aircraft to spectators in aerobatics. Air shows without aerobatic displays, having only aircraft displayed parked on the ground, are called "static air shows"....
s.
The airfield has fallen into disrepair since the mid-1990s and many of its buildings were demolished once the armory
Armory (military)
An armory or armoury is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, issued to authorized users, or any combination of those...
was cleaned up. The old control tower, some hangars and some miscellaneous buildings still exist. New building projects are, however, being planned for the area and the airfield is now called Böblingen/Sindelfingen Airfield .
In 2009 the old control tower was transformed to a Hotel and the hangars are now part of Meilenwerk Stuttgart a kind of Automobile Museum.