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Flight over the air base
The following link leads you to a video that shows the flight of a drone over the air base, starting at the former main guardhouse,
Code name ‘Kumpel’
The Oldenburg Film team consisting of Gerold Kehmeier, Norbert Pollak and Wolfgang Meyer made a film about the history of Oldenburg Air Base. In it,
“Foxes” and “Vikings”
“Foxes” and “Vikings” Unfortunately, there isn’t room enough at our new premises to display the “ancestral gallery” of the “Vikings”. Gerd Tresbach affixed legible name
Hand-over of exhibits
Meaning to reduce our stock of exhibits ahead of the relocation to the former medical building, we have begun to part from a number of
Reunion
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the commissioning of our wing as Fighter Wing 72 we held a reunion on the premises of
Day trip to Bremerhaven
A day trip to Bremerhaven met with great response. Following a hearty lunch at “Letzte Kneipe vor N.Y.” (“The last pub outside N.Y.”), the schedule
New board elected
New board of the FBW 43 Commemorative Association elected. From left to right , Udo Reinsch media administration/chronicler, Helmut Friz chairman/webmaster, Rudolf Sender dep. chairman,
N 24 documentation about the Alpha Jet
On the following link you can see a video-dokumentation about the Alpha Jet. In page Video 29 you can see an older video of FBW
Future of building 68?
In the context of probing for unexploded ammunition on the grounds of the former Air Base, it has been suggested that our association headquarters may
Salvator meeting 2019
The Salvator Association of Oldenburg (SGO) (“Salvator” [Latin for `saviour`] is the brand name of a particularly strong beer served during Lent.) was proud to
2019 Street Bowling Event
As avery year a number of members of the Traditionsgemeinschaft set out in cold but quite sunny weather for their annual tour of street bowling
Building project Air Base Oldenburg
The building project at the Air Base is progressing. A development plan for the initial building sites around the former Officers Mess Hall has been
Wreath-laying ceremony 2018
As in previous years, some members of the Traditionsgemeinschaft took part in this year’s wreath-laying ceremony at the Aeronauts’ Memorial in Kleiner Bürgerbusch. H. Friz
Demolition of building 66
Over the past two years almost all of the old trees have been cut down and numerous buildings have been demolished, e.g. the former wing
