Pfaffenhausen: Lager Hammelburg Airport
Few places in Bavaria have a history as closely tied to military training as Lager Hammelburg Airport. It stands beside the Hammelburg training area, whose origins reach back to the late 19th century, in the Franconian countryside near Pfaffenhausen. The nearby town of Hammelburg lies on the Franconian Saale, a tributary of the Main, and the surrounding terrain is shaped by broad agricultural fields and wooded ridges. Lager Hammelburg also recalls the Second World War: Oflag XIII-B, a German prisoner-of-war camp for Allied officers, was located here. Today, its grass landing area and apron place light aviation in a rural setting marked by a distinctive past.
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