Erding Air Base

Geschichte

Erding Air Base is a German Air Force airfield near the town of Erding, about 45km northeast of central Munich in Bavaria. It is the home of the 5th Air Defense Missile Squadron and the 1st Air Force Maintenance Regiment.The last public airshow at Erding was held during the summer of 1986.HistoryPrior to and during World War II, Erding was a Luftwaffe pilot training airfield. It was seized by the United States Army in April 1945 and used by the United States Air Force during the early years of the Cold War. Erding was used as an Air Depot, Air Base and an Air Station.USAF units stationed at Erding were: 85th Air Depot Wing, 1 Jun 1945 Redesignated: European Air Depot, 1 Sep 1945 Redesignated: Erding Air Depot, 5 Nov 1946 Redesignated: 7200th Air Force Depot Wing, 1 Jul 1948 Redesignated: 85th Air Depot Wing, 25 Jul 1949 85 ADW was transferred to Twelfth Air Force on 21 January 1951. On 10 July 1952, 85 ADW and its supporting units were reassigned from Twelfth Air Force to HEADQUARTERS, USAFE. Redesignated: 7485th Air Depot Wing, 1 Dec 1953 Redesignated: 7485th Support Wing (Training), 1 Apr 1956 – 15 May 1958 440th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 17 Feb 1956 – 1 Jan 1960 52d Tactical Fighter Group, 1 Apr 1971 – 31 Jul 1972 Originally developed as an Air Depot in the early postwar years, the mission of Erding Air Base (later Station) was to provide depot-level maintenance of USAFE and NATO fighters. With the opening of Châteauroux-Déols Air Base, France in 1953, Erding became a satellite depot.