Three squadrons flying F-86 Sabres were located at Zweibrücken: 413, 427, and 434. Other bases were located in Marville, France Grostenquin, France and Baden-Soellingen, West Germany.Īlert crew at RCAF Station Zweibrücken waiting to scramble as Sabres fly overhead. 1 Air Division, which was formed as part of Canada's air defence commitment to NATO during the Cold War. These four wings were part of the RCAF's No. RCAF Station Zweibrücken, also known as 3 Wing or 3 (F) Wing was one of four RCAF wings, consisting of three fighter squadrons each, established in Europe at the beginning of the Cold War. Construction was funded from USAF sources however, the RCAF assumed control of the Zweibrücken base on January 6, 1953. It was designed by French engineers and completed by German contractors in late 1952. The crumpled remains of many of the bunkers of the old line are still in evidence. 2143rd Communications Squadron, DecemJuly 31, 1991Ĭonstruction of the base was initiated by French Army engineers and German contractors in 1950 on a section of the former Siegfried Line.
612th Tactical Control Flight, J– July 31, 1991.601st Tactical Control Squadron, J– July 31, 1991.609th Contingency Hospital, Octo– July 31, 1991.10th Military Airlift Squadron, Novem– July 31, 1991.26th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, Janu– July 31, 1991.86th Tactical Fighter Wing, Novem– January 31, 1973.7181st Combat Support Squadron, August 29 – November 1, 1969.United States Air Force in Europe, Aug– July 31, 1991.Royal Canadian Air Force, Janu– August 29, 1969.The military facility was closed in 1991 after the Cold War ended, the site now serving as the civilian Zweibrücken Airport.
It was a constituent member of the Kaiserslautern Military Community. It was assigned to the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) during its operational lifetime. It was located 35 miles (56 km) SSW of Kaiserslautern and 2 miles (3.2 km) SE of Zweibrücken.
Zweibrücken Air Base was a NATO military air base in West Germany ( ICAO: EDAM).
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