List of former units and aircraft of Celle Air Base

This is a list of all former units and aircraft stationed at Celle Air Base – also named Immelmann-Kaserne (Immelmann-Barracks).

Current units and aircraft as well as detailed information about the base can be found at Celle Air Base.

Units

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Unit Nation Stationed Successor
From Former
base
until Later
base
Flugschule (A-Schule)   Germany Founded 1934 Renamed 1936 Celle Flugschule (B–Schule)
Flugschule (B-Schule)   Germany Renamed 1936 Celle Renamed 1937 Celle Flugschule (C–Schule)
Blindflugschule   Germany Founded 1936 Moved 1937 Wesendorf Blindflugschule
Flugschule (C-Schule)   Germany Renamed 1937 Celle Moved 1939 Leipzig unknown
Sturzkampfgeschwader 77   Germany Moved 1939 unknown (Poland) Moved 1940 unknown (France) Schlachtgeschwader 77
During World War II several units were stationed only briefly at the air base. No reliable information about these units are available yet.
Flugzeugführerschule A/B 6   Germany Moved 1945 Gdańsk Disbanded 1945
84 Group / 34. Wing Royal Air Force   United Kingdom unknown 1945 unknown unknown 1957
226 Signal Squadron Royal Corps of Signals   United Kingdom unknown 1945 unknown unknown 1957
No. 51 Squadron RAF Regiment   United Kingdom unknown 1945 unknown unknown 1957
No. 2 Squadron RAF   United Kingdom unknown 1945 unknown unknown 1946
No. 4 Squadron RAF   United Kingdom unknown 1945 unknown unknown 1945
No. 16 Squadron RAF   United Kingdom unknown 1945 unknown unknown 1946
No. 41 Squadron RAF   United Kingdom moved 16-4-45 Twente NL moved 9-5-45 Kastrup DK
No. 130 Squadron RAF   United Kingdom moved 16-4-45 Twente NL unknown 1945
No. 137 Squadron RAF   United Kingdom unknown 1945 unknown unknown 1945
No. 268 Squadron RAF   United Kingdom unknown 1945 unknown unknown 1945
No. 350 Squadron RAF   United Kingdom moved 16-4-45 Twente NL unknown 1945
No. 414 Squadron RAF   United Kingdom unknown 1945 unknown unknown 1945
No. 486 Squadron RAF   United Kingdom unknown 1945 unknown unknown 1945
No. 652 Squadron RAF   United Kingdom unknown 1946 unknown unknown 1956
317th Troop Carrier Wing (Hvy)   United States Moved 1948 Tachikawa, (Japan) Moved 1949 Frankfurt
39th Troop Carrier Squadron   United States Moved 1948 Wiesbaden Disbanded 1949
40th Troop Carrier Squadron   United States Moved 1948 Wiesbaden Disbanded 1949
41st Troop Carrier Squadron   United States Moved 1948 Wiesbaden Disbanded 1949
No. 11 Squadron RAF   United Kingdom unknown 1949 unknown unknown 1950
No. 14 Squadron RAF   United Kingdom unknown 1949 unknown unknown 1950
No. 98 Squadron RAF   United Kingdom unknown 1949 unknown unknown 1950
No. 16 Squadron RAF   United Kingdom unknown 1950 unknown unknown 1957
No. 93 Squadron RAF   United Kingdom unknown 1950 unknown unknown 1952
No. 94 Squadron RAF   United Kingdom unknown 1950 unknown unknown 1957
No. 145 Squadron RAF   United Kingdom unknown 1952 unknown unknown 1957
OL6 601st AC&W Squadron   United States Founded 1956 Disbanded 1966
Flugplatzkommando (H) 846   Germany Founded 1957 Disbanded 1957 Celle Heeresfliegerstaffel
Flugplatzkommando (H) 847   Germany Founded 1957 Disbanded 1957 Celle Heeresfliegerstaffel 1
Flugplatzkommando (H) 848   Germany Founded 1957 Disbanded 1957 Celle Heeresfliegerstaffel
Heeresfliegerstaffel   Germany Founded 1957 Renamed 1967 Celle Flugplatzkommando (H) 422
Heeresflieger Staffel 813   Germany Moved 1957 Fritzlar Disbanded 1959 Celle Heeresfliegerstaffel 1
Heeresflieger Staffel 814   Germany Founded 1957 Moved &
Renamed
1957 Itzehoe Heeresfliegerstaffel 6
Heeresflieger Staffel 815   Germany Founded 1957 Disbanded 1957 Celle Heeresfliegerstaffel 1
Heeresfliegerstaffel 1   Germany Founded 1957 Celle Moved &
Renamed
1959 Oberschleißheim Heeresfliegerstaffel (Gebirge) 8
Heeresfliegertransportstaffel 823   Germany Founded 1957 Renamed 1959 Celle Heeresfliegertransportstaffel 103
Heeresfliegerstaffel 1   Germany Founded 1959 Celle Disbanded 1964 Celle Heeresfliegerbataillon 11
Heeresfliegertransportstaffel 103   Germany Renamed 1959 Celle Moved 1961 Rheine Heeresfliegertransportstaffel 823
Flugabwehrbatterie 30   Germany Founded 1959 Renamed 1962 Celle Flugabwehr(L)batterie 90
Lufttransportgeschwader 62   Germany Founded 1959 Moved 1960 Cologne unchanged
Lufttransportgeschwader 63   Germany Founded 1960 Moved 1967 Hohn unchanged
Heeresfliegerstaffel 7   Germany Moved 1961 Rheine Disbanded 1968 Celle Heeresfliegerbataillon 7
Flugabwehr(L)batterie 90   Germany Renamed 1962 Celle Disbanded 1967 Celle
Heeresfliegerausbildungskompanie 432   Germany Founded 1962 Disbanded 1971 Rotenburg Heeresfliegerausbildungskompanie 432
Drohnen Lehr- und Versuchsgruppe   Germany Founded 1963 Renamed 1969 Celle Drohnen Lehr- und Versuchsstaffel
Heeresfliegerbataillon 11   Germany Founded 1964 Celle Disbanded 1971 Celle Heeresfliegerregiment 10,
Heeresfliegerstaffel 11
Flugplatzkommando (H) 422   Germany Renamed 1967 Celle Renamed 1973 Celle Heeresflugplatzkommandantur 101
Heeresfliegerinstandsetzungsstaffel 108   Germany Moved 1967 Bückeburg Disbanded 1971 Celle Heeresfliegerregiment 10
Ausbildungskompanie Stabsdienst und Militärkraftfahrer 802   Germany Founded 1967 Disbanded 1993 Celle Kraftfahrausbildungszentrum Celle
Flugsicherungsstaffel Fernmelderegiment 81   Germany Founded 1967 Disbanded 1991
73. Field Workshop (Aircraft) REME   United Kingdom Founded 1968 Disbanded 1977
Heeresfliegerbataillon 7   Germany Founded 1968 Celle Disbanded 1971 Celle Heeresfliegerstaffel 7
Drohnen Lehr- und Versuchsstaffel   Germany Renamed 1969 Celle Renamed 1973 Celle Heeresfliegerversuchsstaffel
Heeresfliegerstaffel 11   Germany Founded 1971 Celle Moved 1972 Rotenburg unchanged
Heeresfliegerstaffel 7   Germany Founded 1971 Celle Disbanded 1994
Heeresfliegerregiment 10   Germany Founded 1971 Moved 1981 Faßberg unchanged
Heeresfliegerversuchsstaffel   Germany Renamed 1973 Celle Moved &
Renamed
1981 Bückeburg Heeresfliegerversuchsstaffel 910
Heeresflugplatzkommandantur 101   Germany Renamed 1973 Celle Disbanded 1994 Celle Heeresfliegerregiment 16
Heeresfliegerregiment 16   Germany Founded 1979 Disbanded 2003 Celle Heeresfliegerunterstützungsstaffel 14
Heeresfliegerverbindungs- und Aufklärungsstaffel 100
Heeresfliegerinstandsetzungsstaffel 100
Heeresfliegerausbildungsstaffel 8/I   Germany Moved 1995 Rotenburg Disbanded 2004 Celle Heeresfliegerstaffel 109
Regionalfahrschule Technische Schule der Luftwaffe 1   Germany Moved 2001 Faßberg Disbanded 2003
Heeresfliegerunterstützungsstaffel 14   Germany Founded 2002 Celle Disbanded 2003
Heeresfliegerwaffenschule Ausbildungszentrum C   Germany Founded 2002 Renamed 2007 Celle Heeresfliegerausbildungszentrum C

Aircraft

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aircraft Nation Stationed
from till
Heinkel He-45   Germany 1934 1938
Heinkel He-46   Germany 1934 1938
Heinkel He-72 „Kadett“   Germany 1934 1938
Focke Wulf Fw-44 „Stieglitz“   Germany 1934 1938
Focke Wulf Fw-56 „Stösser“   Germany 1934 1937
Arado Ar-96   Germany 1936 1937
Junkers W-33   Germany 1936 1937
Junkers W-34   Germany 1936 1937
Junkers Ju 52   Germany 1937 1939
Dornier Do 17   Germany 1937 1939
Junkers Ju-86   Germany 1937 1939
Heinkel He 111   Germany 1937 1939
Junkers Ju 87   Germany 1939 1940
During World War II several units where stationed only briefly at the air base.
No reliable information about these units are available yet.
Junkers Ju 88 (Final assembly)   Germany 1944 1944
Bücker Bü-181   Germany 1945 1945
Fieseler Storch Fi-156   Germany 1945 1945
Arado Ar-96   Germany 1945 1945
Junkers W-34   Germany 1945 1945
Supermarine Spitfire   United Kingdom 1945 1946
Hawker Typhoon   United Kingdom 1945 1945
Hawker Tempest   United Kingdom 1945 1945
Auster V   United Kingdom 1946 1946
Douglas C-54 Skymaster   United States 1948 1949
De Havilland Mosquito   United Kingdom 1949 1950
De Havilland Vampire   United Kingdom 1950 1955
De Havilland Venom   United Kingdom 1954 1957
Dornier Do-27   Germany 1957 1970
Sikorsky H-34   Germany 1957 1970
Skeeter Mark 6   Germany 1958 1960
Aérospatiale Alouette II   Germany 1959 1994
Nord Noratlas   Germany 1961 1967
Bell UH-1D   Germany 1968 1981
Bölkow BO 105   Germany 1969 2016

References

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  1. Trochim, Eduard (1970–1971), Entstehung und Entwicklung des Fliegerhorstes Celle-Wietzenbruch, Celle: Stadtarchiv der Stadt Celle
  2. Traditionsbeauftragter des Heeresfliegerregiment 16 (2003), Chronik des Heeresfliegerregiment 16 und der Immelmann-Kaserne, Celle{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. Klages, M.; Grube, M. (5 May 2001), Flugplätze im Raum Celle, retrieved 13 October 2008
  4. Standortdienstfeldwebel Celle (2008), Mein Standort Celle, Bad Schussenried: Druckerei ABT