Erding Air Base

Erding Air Base Circuit
	<img class="mw-file-element" data-file-height="121" data-file-width="466" decoding="async" height="65" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Circuit_Erding.svg/250px-Circuit_Erding.svg.png" width="250"/> Full Circuit (1980)
Location	Erding,Bavaria
Time zone	CET(UTC+1); CEST(DST)
Opened	1 October 1978;46 years ago
Closed	6 July 1986;38 years ago
Major events	Interserie(1984–1985); DPM(1985); German F3(1978, 1980–1986)
Full Circuit (1981–1986)
Length	2.540 km (1.579 miles)
Turns	9
Race lap record	0:52.830 (<img alt="West Germany" class="mw-file-element" data-file-height="600" data-file-width="1000" decoding="async" height="14" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" width="23"/>Hans-Joachim Stuck,Porsche 956B,1985,Group C)
Full Circuit (1979–1980)
Length	2.540 km (1.579 miles)
Turns	12
Race lap record	1:01.800 (<img alt="Switzerland" class="mw-file-element" data-file-height="512" data-file-width="512" decoding="async" height="16" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" width="16"/>Bruno Eichmann,Argo JM3,1979,F3)
Full Circuit (1978)
Length	2.540 km (1.579 miles)
Turns	10

Erding Air Base

*Fliegerhorst Erding*
Erding Air Base; ; Fliegerhorst Erding
	IATA:none; ICAO:ETSE;
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Bundeswehr
Operator	German Air Force
Location	Erding,Germany
ElevationAMSL	1,515 ft / 462 m
Coordinates	48°19′21″N011°56′55″E/ 48.32250°N 11.94861°E
Map
	ETSE Location of Erding Air Base
Runways

Erding Air Base(German:Fliegerhorst Erding,ICAO:ETSE) is a German Air Force airfield near the town ofErding,about 45 kilometers (28 mi) northeast of centralMunichinBavaria.It is the home of the 5th Air Defense Missile Squadron and the 1st Air Force Maintenance Regiment.

North American F-86D-45-NA Sabre Serial 52-3900 of the 440th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, Erding Air Base, 1956

The last publicairshowat Erding was held during the summer of 1986.

History

Prior to and duringWorld War II,Erding was aLuftwaffepilot training airfield.^[1]It was seized by theUnited States Armyin April 1945 and used by theUnited States Air Forceduring the early years of theCold War.Erding was used as an Air Depot, Air Base and an Air Station.

USAF units stationed at Erding were:

85th Air Depot Wing, 1 Jun 1945

Redesignated: European Air Depot, 1 Sep 1945

Redesignated: Erding Air Depot, 5 Nov 1946

Redesignated: 7200th Air Force Depot Wing, 1 Jul 1948

Redesignated: 85th Air Depot Wing, 25 Jul 1949^[2]85 ADW was transferred toTwelfth Air Forceon 21 January 1951. On 10 July 1952, 85 ADW and its supporting units were reassigned from Twelfth Air Force to HEADQUARTERS,USAFE.

Redesignated: 7485th Air Depot Wing, 1 Dec 1953

Redesignated: 7485th Support Wing (Training), 1 Apr 1956 – 15 May 1958^[3]

440th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron,17 Feb 1956 – 1 Jan 1960
52d Tactical Fighter Group,1 Apr 1971 – 31 Jul 1972

Originally developed as an Air Depot in the early postwar years, the mission of Erding Air Base (later Station) was to provide depot-level maintenance of USAFE and NATO fighters. With the opening ofChâteauroux-Déols Air Base,Francein 1953, Erding became a satellite depot.

The mission of Erding Air Base was changed in 1956 to training personnel for the newly reconstitutedGerman Air Force(GAF). The base was turned over to the GAF on 1 April 1957. On 14 December 1957, control of Erding Air Base was returned to the GAF as a front line facility where it hosted variousF-104 Starfighter,Panavia Tornadoand other fighter squadrons.

With the creation ofNATOin response toCold Wartensions in Europe, USAFE wanted its major air bases inWest Germanymoved west of theRhine Riverto provide greater air defense warning time. The establishment of the new bases in theRhineland-Palatinatediminished the USAF use of Erding. It became an air defense facility in 1956 with the assignment of theF-86D equipped440th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron,a detachment of the86th Fighter-Interceptor WingatLandstuhl Air Baseuntil the arrival of theConvair F-102 Delta Daggerin Europe and budget cutbacks in 1960 forced its closure.

In 1966 with France withdrawing from NATO it left a gap in the air defense network of Europe.Operation Creek Alefilled that gap by rotatingF-102interceptors from various squadrons of the86th Air Divisionbased atRamstein Air Base.Squadrons fromSoesterberg Air Base,Zaragoza Air Base,Hahn Air Base,Bitburg Air BaseandRamstein Air Baserotated to Erding for air defense alert.

With the inactivation of the86th Air Divisionin 1970, the52d Tactical Fighter Groupwas formed at Erding in 1971 with some of the F-102s on a permanent basis. In 1972 the F-102s were withdrawn from Europe and the 52d TFG was inactivated.

Relegated to Air Station status, Erding hosted temporary duty units of North America-based USAF aircraft though the 1980s for short-term deployments as part of the annualExercise Reforger.^[4]^[5]

From 2002 to 2013, the base was home to the GAF's1st Air Force Maintenance Regiment[de].It is now the location of Weapon System Support Center 1.

Erding Air Base Circuit

From 1978 to 1986, the aerodrome hosted some car races, such asInterserie,Deutschen Produktionswagen MeisterschaftandGerman Formula Three Championshipchampionships.

Lap records

The fastest official race lap records at the Erding Air Base circuit are listed as:

Category	Time	Driver	Vehicle	Event
Full Circuit: 2.540 km (1981–1986)^[6]
Group C	0:52.830^[7]	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Porsche 956B	1985 Erding Interserie round
Formula Two	0:53.670^[7]	Udo Wagenhäuser	Spirit 201 BMW	1985 Erding Interserie round
Formula Three	0:56.070^[8]	Kris Nissen	Ralt RT30	1985 Erding German F3 round
Group B	0:59.210^[9]	Kurt König[de]	BMW M1	1982 ADAC Flugplatzrennen Erding GT race
Group A	1:04.790^[10]	Peggen Andersson	Volvo 240 Turbo	1985 Erding DPM round
Full Circuit: 2.540 km (1979–1980)^[6]^[11]
Formula Three	1:01.800^[12]	Bruno Eichmann[de]	Argo JM3	1979 ADAC Flugplatzrennen Erding Formula 3 race
Full Circuit: 2.540 km (1978)^[6]^[13]

References

^Henry L. deZeng IV:Luftwaffe Airfields 1935-45 Germany (1937 Borders),pp. 159–160.,Retrieved 24 May 2015
^Document detail for IRISNUM=00463016
^Abstract, History of 7485th Support Wing Jan-Jun 1954.Retrieved 10 September 2012
^Endicott, Judy G. (1999) Active Air Force wings as of 1 October 1995; USAF active flying, space, and missile squadrons as of 1 October 1995. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. CD-ROM.
^Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History.ISBN 0-89201-092-4.; Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History.ISBN 0-912799-12-9;USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present ArchivedJanuary 30, 2009, at theWayback Machine
^^a ^b ^c"Erding - Motorsport Magazine".Motor Sport Magazine.Retrieved12 April2024.
^^a ^b"Interserie Erding 1985".9 June 1985.Retrieved12 April2024.
^"1985 ADAC Flugplatz-Rennen Erding 7.Lauf Deutsche Rennwagen Meisterschaft F3 Ergebnis Rennen"(PDF).9 June 1985.Retrieved12 April2024.
^"Erding [S/GT] 1982".4 July 1982.Retrieved12 April2024.
^"Deutsche Produktionswagen Meisterschaft 1985 » Erding Round 6 Results Results".9 June 1985.Retrieved12 April2024.
^"1979 ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Erding".Retrieved12 April2024.
^"1979 ADAC Flugplatz-Rennen Erding Ergebnis Rennen"(PDF).1 July 1979.Retrieved12 April2024.
^"1978 ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Erding".Retrieved12 April2024.

[1] Henry L. deZeng IV:Luftwaffe Airfields 1935-45 Germany (1937 Borders),pp. 159–160.,Retrieved 24 May 2015

[2] Document detail for IRISNUM=00463016

[3] Abstract, History of 7485th Support Wing Jan-Jun 1954.Retrieved 10 September 2012

[4] Endicott, Judy G. (1999) Active Air Force wings as of 1 October 1995; USAF active flying, space, and missile squadrons as of 1 October 1995. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. CD-ROM.

[5] Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History.ISBN 0-89201-092-4.; Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History.ISBN 0-912799-12-9;USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present ArchivedJanuary 30, 2009, at theWayback Machine

[erding_msportmagazine-6] "Erding - Motorsport Magazine".Motor Sport Magazine.Retrieved12 April2024.

[1985_erding_interserie-7] "Interserie Erding 1985".9 June 1985.Retrieved12 April2024.

[8] "1985 ADAC Flugplatz-Rennen Erding 7.Lauf Deutsche Rennwagen Meisterschaft F3 Ergebnis Rennen"(PDF).9 June 1985.Retrieved12 April2024.

[9] "Erding [S/GT] 1982".4 July 1982.Retrieved12 April2024.

[10] "Deutsche Produktionswagen Meisterschaft 1985 » Erding Round 6 Results Results".9 June 1985.Retrieved12 April2024.

[11] "1979 ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Erding".Retrieved12 April2024.

[12] "1979 ADAC Flugplatz-Rennen Erding Ergebnis Rennen"(PDF).1 July 1979.Retrieved12 April2024.

[13] "1978 ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Erding".Retrieved12 April2024.

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Full Circuit (1981–1986)
Full Circuit (1980)
Location	Erding,Bavaria
Time zone	CET(UTC+1) CEST(DST)
Opened	1 October 1978;46 years ago(1978-10-01)
Closed	6 July 1986;38 years ago(1986-07-06)
Major events	Interserie(1984–1985) DPM(1985) German F3(1978, 1980–1986)
Length	2.540 km (1.579 miles)
Turns	9
Race lap record	0:52.830 (Hans-Joachim Stuck,Porsche 956B,1985,Group C)
Full Circuit (1979–1980)
Length	2.540 km (1.579 miles)
Turns	12
Race lap record	1:01.800 (Bruno Eichmann,Argo JM3,1979,F3)
Full Circuit (1978)
Length	2.540 km (1.579 miles)
Turns	10