Rhein-Main Air Base
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Rhein-Main Air Base was a United States Air Force air base near the city of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was a Military Airlift Command and United States Air Forces in Europe installation, occupying
Rhein-Main Air Base in 1995
At Rhein-Main Air Base, military and civilian supplies from Giessen Quartermaster Depot arrive in trucks of the 67th Transportation Company for transfer to waiting aircraft during the Berlin Airlift.
Berlin Airlift Memorial (built in 1985).
Memorial with a Douglas C-47 Skytrain (USAF) nearby.
The 1983 Rhein-Main Starfighter crash happened on 22 May 1983, in connection with an air show at the Rhein-Main Air Base. A Canadian Armed Forces Canadair CF-104 Starfighter crashed on a nearby highwa
Rhein-Main Air Base
…was considered highly probable that the contamination originated with firefighting foams which had been used by USAFE, primarily for training purposes. 1983 Rhein-Main Starfighter crash This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency…
A white, wooden cross in memory of the Jürges family killed in the Starfighter crash.
A Canadair CF-104 Starfighter similar to the accident aircraft
Familie-Jürges-Platz, Street sign
Plaque at the Familie-Jürges-Platz in Frankfurt.