Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base

Geschichte

Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base is a German Air Force airfield near the town of Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria, near Munich, Germany.Fürstenfeldbruck became famous first as the main training base for the German Luftwaffe during World War II, then as the site of the Munich massacre of nine Israeli athletes and coaches and one German police officer at the 1972 Summer Olympics. It is currently inactive for German Air Force flight operations, but remains the home of the German Air Force Officer Training School. Currently Maisach BMW driver training facility.UnitsSince 1957, Fürstenfeldbruck has been the home of the German Air Force Officer Training School. Various aircraft (G-91, Alpha Jet, T-33, Tornados) operated from the base until 1997 when all flying was halted.Today, Fürstenfeldbruck hosts the following units: HQ 1. Air Force Division Officer school of the Air Force, Photo Intelligence School Aeromedical Institute of the Air Force, School for Military Geophysics IT-Sector 1 Military Driving School Military Medical Center Military Training Aid Office Base Administration OfficeHistoryThe Air Base was established in 1935, and was the Luftkriegsschule 4 of the Luftwaffe during World War II. Field Marshal Hermann Göring is said to have taken a deep personal interest in establishing an air force training base for the Luftwaffe and modeled Fürstenfeldbruck after the United States Army Air Forces training center at Randolph Field, Texas.