Giebelstadt Airfield – Former US Army Airfield

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…, south of Würzburg, was one of the important U.S. military airfields in Bavaria during the Cold War.

After World War II, the former German airfield became a U.S. Air Force and later U.S. Army installation. The field was used for reconnaissance, air defense and Army aviation, including U-2 operations in the 1950s. From 1981, U.S. Army helicopter units were based at Giebelstadt, with the airfield becoming an important Army aviation location.

The U.S. Army finally closed Giebelstadt Army Airfield on June 23, 2006.

My photographs document the former airfield from 2007 through 2014, shortly after the American withdrawal. They show the old buildings, hangars, airfield facilities, runway and taxiways during the transition from military to civilian use. Some of the photographs were taken from outside the fence, while others were made inside the former installation.

All inside photographs were taken with official permission or after the opening for official business operations.

Giebelstadt Airfield – former US Army Airfield …