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Ansbach Army Heliport (Katterbach)
1st Armored Division Aviation
Looking for more information from military/civilian
personnel assigned to or associated with the U.S. Army
in Germany from 1945 to 1989. If you have any
stories or thoughts on the subject, please contact me .
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Research Request |
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1. Aerial & ground photos of the Katterbach facilities
Requester: Webmaster
Subject: Looking for period photos of the US Army installations and facilities (including dependent housing areas, schools, shopping centers, service (gas) stations & miscellaneous storage or maintenance facilities used by EES/AAFES, Quartermaster, Ordnance, Signal and Transportation units/activities) in and around Katterbach from 1945 to 1990s.
Contact: webmaster
2. US Army Fire Department at Katterbach
Requester: Webmaster
Subject: Looking for US military/civilian personnel and German civilians who were assigned to the fire department at Katterbach from the immediate post-war period to the late 1990s.
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![](../../Communities/Ansbach/Approach to Runway 8, Katterbach AAF - Bob Lacy 400.jpg)
Katterbach Army Airfield, mid-1970s (Bob Lacy) |
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![](../../Communities/Ansbach/Katterbach Air Traffic Control Tower, mid-1970s - Bob Lacy 600.jpg)
The Air Traffic Control tower at Katterbach AAF, mid-1970s (Bob Lacy) |
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![](Katterbach%20Bldg%205850%20with%20tower%201989%20600.jpg)
Building with the tower is #5850 and served once as the headquarters building for
the 501st Avn Bn (1980s) (John Tetrault) |
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![](Ansbach%20Army%20Heliport%201988%201%20600.jpg)
The eastern end of the Ansbach Army Heliport with hangar
#5806 (John Tetrault) |
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History |
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![](../../Communities/Ansbach/Ansbach%20airstrip%20R-45%201945%20600.jpg)
R-45 airfield (Katterbach) in a 1945 aerial photo taken by the Army Air Corps |
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![](../../Communities/Ansbach/Katterbach Air Base 1945-46 600.jpg)
Aerial photo of Ansbach Air Depot around 1946 |
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Fire Department |
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![](../../Communities/Ansbach/Ansbach%20AAF%20Fire%20Department%201%20600.jpg)
Ansbach Airfield Fire Department, Bldg 5809 (Benno Knorr) |
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Ansbach Airfield Fire Department, Bldg 5809 (Benno Knorr) |
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