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Hradčany Airport (in Czech ''Letiště Hradčany'', often ''Letiště Ralsko'') is a former military airport within the area of Ralsko in Liberec Region, northern Czech Republic. Built toward the end of World War II for the Luftwaffe, it was expanded after the war. In 1968 the Soviet Army took control and set up a large air base here. However, after the Soviets left in 1991, the airport was abandoned and it is now neglected and damaged. == History == The area was used for military training during Austria-Hungary and during the First Republic of Czechoslovakia. Since 1938 the area was controlled by Wehrmacht and used for training. In March 1945 Wehrmacht built a field airport next to village Hradčany (''Kummer'').〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Short info about the former village Hradčany )〕 The airport was used by a wing of Messerschmitt Me 262 and later damaged by American bombing. After the war German speaking inhabitants were expelled. On October 30, 1946 Czechoslovakian Army closed up the area and established military base, later known as ''Military District Ralsko'' (''Vojenský újezd Ralsko''). In 1968, during the initial phases of Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia Soviet planes shipped military materiel through the airport. The whole base was handed over to the newly established Central Group of Forces of the Soviet Army. To host the Soviet 236th bomber-fighter squadron and part of the 131st air division the airport runway was expanded to 2,800 meters (width 60 m, one of the largest in Central Europe) and completely covered with concrete. Over forty hardened hangars hosted about 44 Mig-21 fighters and Mi-24 helicopters. Fuel tanks had capacity over 37,000 m³.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Vojenský výcvikový prostor Ralsko a letiště v Hradčanech )〕 Between 1945 and 1968 the Czechoslovak Air Force operated several regiments from Hradcany airfield:〔(Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Czech Republic: Hradcany ), accessed March 2012〕 *46 Bomber Division (46 letecké bombardovací divize) between 1951-1955. *24 Bomber Regiment (24. letecký bombardovací pluk) between 1952-1954. *25 Bomber Regiment (25. letecký bombardovací pluk) between 1952-1954. *17 Fighter Regiment (17. stíhací letecký pluk) between 1955-1964. *26 Fighter Regiment (26. stíhací letecký pluk) between 1956-1958. *30 Fighter-Bomber Regiment (30. stíhací bombardovací letecký pluk) between 1958-1959. *2 Fighter-Bomber Regiment (2 stíhací bombardovací letecký pluk) between 1964-1968. Aircraft operated from the airfield included Arado Ar-96Bs, AS-11s, and MiG-15 (MiG-15, MiG-15bisR and MiG-15UTI). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hradčany Air Base」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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