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.
Spangdahlem Air Base is a NATO air base with the United States Air Force as a tenant constructed between 1951 and 1953 and located near the small German town of Spangdahlem, approximately 30 kilometre
Rhein-Main Air Base
…With these moves completed and most heavy Air Mobility Command (AMC) airlifters moving transcontinental cargo and passenger traffic to Ramstein and Spangdahlem Air Base, the stage was set for a complete closure in 2005. On 1 April 1995, the 435 AW was inactivated and replaced with the 469th Air Base Group under USAFE…
A US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon of the 52nd Fighter Wing based at Spangdahlem.
RB-26 Invaders of the 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Group at Spangdahlem AB during 1953
An F-105F Thunderchief of the 49th Tactical Fighter Wing during the 1960s
An F-4E Phantom II from the 23rd Tactical Fighter Squadron Spangdahlem AB in flight over its home base in 1983