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Which Aerodrome Mk IV
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_F-5#Operators. 89 by the look of it!
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The airfield itself is nothing really special, But the owner and the factory on site produced some very innovative motor gliders, utility aircraft, trainers and ULMs from the early 70s onwards.
France,or Germany...?
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Switzerland?
HB Flugtechniks home base at Kiebach in Austria south of Linz.... https://www.hb-flugtechnik.at/
The clue on motor gliders - not French, German or Swiss - was a great help.
On Google Earth it looks like they're either ripping up or replacing the northerly runway
The clue on motor gliders - not French, German or Swiss - was a great help.
On Google Earth it looks like they're either ripping up or replacing the northerly runway
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The airfield is actually called Hofkirchen and as you rightly say Asturias it's south of Linz in Austria. I worked nearby in Steyr and we occasionally had flypasts of our balloons from Hofkirchen by the based HB-23s.
Interestingly, the first electrically powered aircraft was a development of the HB-3 called the Militky MB-E1 (First manned electric aircraft: Militky MB-E1 - AIR/e)...
Sooo, back to Asturias for the next thrilling instalment
The airfield is actually called Hofkirchen and as you rightly say Asturias it's south of Linz in Austria. I worked nearby in Steyr and we occasionally had flypasts of our balloons from Hofkirchen by the based HB-23s.
Interestingly, the first electrically powered aircraft was a development of the HB-3 called the Militky MB-E1 (First manned electric aircraft: Militky MB-E1 - AIR/e)...
Sooo, back to Asturias for the next thrilling instalment