Cognac – Châteaubernard Air Base
Coordinates: 45°39′30″N 000°19′03″W / 45.65833°N 0.31750°W
| Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base Base aérienne 709 Cognac-Châteaubernard | |||||||||||||||
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| IATA: CNG – ICAO: LFBG | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | CCI de Cognac | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Cognac / Châteaubernard | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 102 ft / 31 m | ||||||||||||||
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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 Force located in Châteaubernard, 2.8 kilometre south of Cognac.[1] Both locations are communes of the Charente département in the Poitou-Charentes 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 Fw-200 Condors as late as July 1944.[2]
References
- 1 2 LFBG – Cognac Châteaubernard. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 10 November 2016.
- ↑ 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.
External links
- Official site (French)
- BA 709 Cognac at French Air Force site (French)
- Airport Chart at French Air Force site (French)
- Aéroport de Cognac - Châteaubernard page at Union des Aéroports Français (French)
- Airport information for LFBG at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- Current weather for LFBG at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for CNG / LFBG: Cognac-Parvaud Airport at Aviation Safety Network
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