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Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base

Base aérienne 709 Cognac-Châteaubernard
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerGovernment of France
OperatorArmée de l'air et de l'espace
LocationCognac / Châteaubernard
Elevation AMSL102 ft / 31 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 2,423 7,949 Paved
09/27 1,875 6,152 Paved
Sources: French AIP[1]

Cognac – Châteaubernard Air Base (French: Base aérienne 709 Cognac-Châteaubernard or BA 709) (IATA: CNG, ICAO: LFBG) is a base of the French Air and Space Force (Armée de l'air et de l'espace) located in Châteaubernard, 2.8 kilometres south of Cognac.[1] Both locations are communes of the Charente département in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine région of France. The base is home to the Ecole de Pilotage de l'Armee de l'Air, the air force initial pilot training school.

It was used by the German Luftwaffe in World War II. The Luftwaffe's operations included anti-submarine Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condors as late as July 1944.[2]

Units

References

  1. 1 2 LFBG – Cognac Châteaubernard. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 28 December 2023.
  2. Robin Olds, Fighter Pilot," (St. Martin's Press, New York, 2010) p. 57. He tells of a Condor being shot down by his P-38 squadron as it took off.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Chiffres clés de l'Armée de l'air - L'Armée de l'air en chiffres : 2019-2020 (FR)". French Air and Space Force. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
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