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A piece of history has been closed today: Rhein-Main air base retired

Frankfurt, Germany - It played a major role both in WW II and cold war

US air base of Rhein-Main (Germany) has been closed due to an agreement signed in 1999 which scheduled the return of the structure under German ownership by the end of this year. This base was the US soldiers door towards Europe during WW II and it played an important role in aerial transfers from and to Berlin: Rhein-Main has also been the main hub of US Air Force during the cold war. An official...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 128670
Rome, Italy, 10/10/2005 16:54
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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