Choyna Air Base Explained

Choyna Air Base
Operator:formerly Luftwaffe
Soviet Air Force
Location:Chojna, Poland
Built:1938
Used:1938-1992
Elevation-M:57
Coordinates:52.9396°N 14.4191°W
Pushpin Map:Poland West Pomeranian Voivodeship#Poland
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in West Pomeranian Voivodeship
R1-Number:09/27
R1-Length-M:2,300
R1-Surface:concrete
Footnotes:Disused

Choyna Air Base is a former military air base near the town of Chojna in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. The airfield was built as Königsberg-Neumark Air Base for the Luftwaffe in the then province of Pomerania.

History

1937-1945

The base was built between 1937 and 1938 for the Luftwaffe. The runway had a grass surface. In the north of the air base there were two very large and three large aircraft hangars and a large repair hangar. Behind the hangars were other farm and accommodation buildings. The first flying unit stationed here, from August 1939, was II./Kampfgeschwader 27. From 1939 to 1945, various pilot schools were also housed here.[1]

1945-1992

On 4 February 1945, Red Army troops occupied the base.

The base was used by the following Soviet Air Force units:[2]

On 5 May 1992 the 582nd Fighter Regiment withdrew to Smolensk.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Luftwaffe Airfields 1935–45 Germany pages 358-9. Henry L. deZeng IV. 31 May 2024.
  2. Web site: Chojna: Air Base. mil-airfields.de. 31 May 2024.