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History
(by "Arbeitskreis Chronik Feucht 2012") In 1934 the Reichswehr seized part of the forest west
of Feucht and built a "Munitions-Anstalt" (Muna = ammunition
institute). Different ammunition parts (powder, projectiles, detonators and
explosives) were stored there and assembled to ammunition. Until the end of the
war about 400,000 tons were produced. The workers lived in barracks between the
Muna and the autobahn Berlin-Munich. At the end of WWII the US Army occupied the Muna.
Discovered ammunition was destroyed by controlled detonation or burning. In May
1946 such a fire went out of control and caused a heavy explosion. In the 1960ies the US Army established an ammunition
depot, a fuel depot and an airfield. The runway was 1030 m (1126 y) long and 28
m (30 y) wide which made it available for helicopters and for motor planes. At the beginning of the 1970ies the surrounding
population protested against the plan of an training area west of Feucht including
the Muna substituting the Langwasser area. In 1992, thanks to the fall of the Iron Curtain, the
US Army drew down, cleared the area and handed it back to German authorities. So in October 1996
the "Zweckverband Gewerbepark Nürnberg-Feucht-Wendelstein" was
established. On the former airfield (0,3 square miles) an
industrial park was built. The former production and storage sites of the Muna south
of the industrial park are still a restricted area. The first property was sold
10 February 1998 to Reifen Räbel (today Vergölst GmbH, tire and car service).
Today most of the properties are sold and under roof. More than 50 firms have
settled. |
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History: "Fürther Nachrichten" from 4 May 2011. "Fürther Nachrichten" from 15 March 2010: About 50 companies with 2500 employees settled in the area. 93 percent of the 210 acres are sold. The ammunition storage area (740 acres) is still fenced in and access is denied because of UXOs. |
Poison gas shells are still in the ground of the area south of Feucht
Airfield. They had been collected there just after the end of WWII and
were scattered in the whole area after a big explosion in 1946. To the history of the ammunition depot ("Muna") see this interesting website. |
Aerial picture from 2004. August 1989 |
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Map from Marc Eiker, Nbg. with many details |
August 1989 | ||
"Fuerther Nachrichten" |
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"Fuerther Nachrichten" from 28 May 2003: Some more companies settled at the Feucht Airfield. The problems are truck drivers who stay there overnight and leave their waste there. Off-roaders are practising and destroying the green areas. |
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Pictures from Marc Eiker - Thank you Marc. Unfortunately he had very bad weather. | |||
Airfield firehouse |
Barracks |
Barracks seen from the main gate |
Barracks |
Parking lot |
Hangar |
Hangar 2 |
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Main gate |
Old main gate |
Old street to the main gate |
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Open House at Feucht Airfield
at Saturday, 27th of August 1988 Thanks to A. J. Kraus |
Hi, here is a picture of me patroling at FAAF in the 1990.I miss this
time a lot. |
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Pictures from Dieter Troester. Thank you very much again, Dieter. | |||
The last airshow at FAAF in 1987 or 1988 |
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Part of the 4068 CSG in 1989 |
Debris in a hangar |
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Pictures from Steven Butler, who was stationed at FAAF from 1987 to 1989. - Thank you, Steven, for your nice pictures. |
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Final approach |
AH1F with tower |
Tower cab |
Ramp |
S. Butler 21080 |
S. Butler 21080 |
S. Butler OH58C |
Back from wekend border flight |
N. Beller OH58C 16367 |
B. Calderon |
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Aircraft move d to grass |
First UH60 assigned to FAAF |
T. Peery UH60 with ESSS |
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T. Colquitt |
J. Coon |
Linzmeyer's traveling minstrels FAAF barracks |
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Christmas 1987 |
J. Baus |
T. Sout, J. Baus |
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Brit. Gazelle |
Brit. Lynx |
CH47 |
CH47 |
C130 |
C130 in winter |
C12 |
Reforger 87 |
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Ammunition Storage Area Feucht, called NATO 23 - see "Storage Areas" |
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