Schleswig Airport code (WBG)

Schleswig Airport is an airbase of the German Air Force, home to Aufklärungsgeschwader 51 "Immelmann" (AKG 51) flying reconnaissance variants of the Panavia Tornado. The airfield in Schleswig/Jagel was founded in 1916 and has been in military use since. During the Second World War, night fighters were based here, including the Messerschmitt Me 262. After the end of World War II British Air Force of Occupation took control of the field on 6 May 1945, which they called Airfield B.164.

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