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U. S. Air Force aircraft at RheinMain Air Base, GermanyGateway to Europe
Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, long known as the "Gateway to Europe", has become a marshaling point for the NATO Enabling Force of Operation Joint Endeavor. Enabling forces are moving into the.
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Rhein/Main Air Base Frankfurt Military Airfield Directory
Rhein Main Air Base, the Gateway to Europe ~ A Memorial Tribute to one of the most historical US Military Bases in History! facebook.com/AirBaseConcepts and 1 more link Subscribe Home Videos.
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Rhein/Main Air Base Frankfurt Military Airfield Directory
RHEIN-MAIN AIR BASE, Germany -- Bob Keffer has been a fixture at this airlift base for 31 years. He has seen many historical events take place at the base. The last, on Sept. 28, was when he photographed the last C-17 Globemaster III airlift mission from here. The Rhein-Main mission ends Oct. 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Molyneux)
RheinMain Air Base, Germany
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, named "Spirit of Berlin", passes over Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, and a Ramstein-based C-130 Hercules, at the Rhein-Main Air Base closure ceremony on Oct.
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Rhein-Main Air Base became the main American terminal in western Germany for the airlift. The aircraft of the 61st TCG participated using C-54 Skymasters to ferry coal, flour, and other cargo into West Berlin. Additional Troop Carrier Squadrons were assigned to the 61st group, these being the 20th, 48th, and 54th.
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Rhein/Main Air Base Frankfurt Military Airfield Directory
Rhein-Main Air Base (located at 50°1′48.7″N 8°35′16.97″E) was a United States Air Force air base near the city of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was a Military Airlift Command (MAC) and United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) installation, occupying the south side of Frankfurt Airport.
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Barbara Reuter, a German employee at Rhein-Main Air Base, talks to reporters from her hospital bed Aug. 22, 1985. Reuter, a 24-year old from Sachsenhausen, was one of 20 people injured when a car.
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US Rhein Main Air Base, Main Gate, Frankfurt am Main 2 Foto & Bild lost places, architektur
The Rhein-Main airbase, which borders Frankfurt's airport, was once the US military's European hub, but these days it's a shadow of its former self. Last Monday, the last giant transport plane.
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Rhein/Main Air Base Frankfurt Military Airfield Directory
Rhein-Main Air Base was a United States Air Force air base near the city of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was a Military Airlift Command and United States Air Forces in Europe installation, occupying the south side of Frankfurt Airport. Its military airport codes are discontinued.
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RheinMain Air Base
Rhein-Main Air Base is a small base named after the confluence of the Rhine and Main (pronounced mine) rivers located to the west of Frankfurt. This small community is approximately six miles.
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Rhein Main Air Base in Germany was a legend in USAAF/USAF history. The US occupied the base just over 60 years. The base was the former Frankfurt Flughafen (.
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RheinMain Air Base, GermanyGateway to Europe
Rhein Main Air Base Germany, Frankfurt, Germany. 4,312 likes · 6 talking about this · 166 were here. Rhein Main Air Base, the Gateway to Europe ~ A.
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Rhein/Main Air Base Frankfurt Military Airfield Directory
Established in 1945, Rhein-Main Air Base was the primary airlift and passenger hub for U.S. forces in Europe. It was billed as the "Gateway to Europe". During its operational lifetime, the base's host airlift wing operated C-130 Hercules and C-9 Nightingale aircraft, as well as supporting a large number of transient C-5 Galaxy, C-141 Starlifter.
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U.S. closes RheinMain Air Base after 60 years
Rhein-Main Air Base (located at 50°1′48.7″N 8°35′16.97″E) was a U.S. Air Force / NATO military airbase near the city of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It occupied the south side of Frankfurt International Airport. Its airport codes (IATA: FRF , ICAO: EDAF) are discontinued.
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The Rhein-Main Air Base bombing was a terrorist car bomb attack against the American Rhein-Main Air Base near Frankfurt am Main in West Germany on 8 August 1985. Two Americans were killed and more than 20 people were injured. [1] The blast was powerful and caused debris and damage to the base including to 30 vehicles, trees and windows. [2]
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Rhein/Main Air Base Frankfurt Military Airfield Directory
The United States formally handed Rhein-Main Air Base over to the German government Monday, ending a 60-year stay during which the sprawling field was a hub of activity for American forces facing.