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Aalborg Air Base is a military base
Military base

A military base is a facility directly owned and operated by or one of its branches that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and operations....
 for the Danish Air Force . It is located near Aalborg
Aalborg

Aalborg is a city in Denmark. Its population, as of 2008, is 121,818, making it the fourth largest in the country after Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense....
, Denmark
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
. Aalborg Air Base shares its runway system as well as some services (Air Traffic Control etc) with Aalborg Lufthavn
Aalborg Airport

Aalborg Airport is a dual-use airport located in N?rresundby, Denmark, which is 3.5 nautical miles northwest of Aalborg....
.

Residing Royal Danish Air Force units are:

It is also the base for Denmark's elite Jęgerkorpset
Jęgerkorpset

J?gerkorpset is a Denmark Special Forces unit, a part of the Royal Danish Army. Its base is Aalborg Air Base. Members of the corps wear a Burgundy beret with a hunting horn badge....
 special forces unit. Until its decommission on January 10th, 2006, Aalborg Air Base was also home to: The aircraft from this squadron were transferred to Skrydstrup Air Base instead.

Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 invaded Denmark April 9, 1940 the German Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe

is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1933 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
 (Air Force) launched one of the first airborne operations in history, in which paratrooper
Paratrooper

Paratroopers are soldiers trained in parachuting and generally operate as part of an Airborne forces.Paratroopers are used for tactical advantage as they can be inserted into the battlefield from the air, thereby allowing them to be positioned in areas not accessible by land....
s captured the airport.






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Aalborg Air Base is a military base
Military base

A military base is a facility directly owned and operated by or one of its branches that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and operations....
 for the Danish Air Force . It is located near Aalborg
Aalborg

Aalborg is a city in Denmark. Its population, as of 2008, is 121,818, making it the fourth largest in the country after Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense....
, Denmark
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
. Aalborg Air Base shares its runway system as well as some services (Air Traffic Control etc) with Aalborg Lufthavn
Aalborg Airport

Aalborg Airport is a dual-use airport located in N?rresundby, Denmark, which is 3.5 nautical miles northwest of Aalborg....
.

Residing Royal Danish Air Force units are:
  • 721 Squadron which is an air transport squadron equipped with Lockheed C-130J-30 Hercules
    C-130 Hercules

    The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft built by Lockheed. It is the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide....
     and CL-604 Challenger
    Bombardier Challenger 600

    The Bombardier Challenger 600 series is a family of business jets designed by Bill Lear and produced first by Canadair until that company was bought by Bombardier Aerospace in 1986....
     aircraft


It is also the base for Denmark's elite Jęgerkorpset
Jęgerkorpset

J?gerkorpset is a Denmark Special Forces unit, a part of the Royal Danish Army. Its base is Aalborg Air Base. Members of the corps wear a Burgundy beret with a hunting horn badge....
 special forces unit. Until its decommission on January 10th, 2006, Aalborg Air Base was also home to:
  • 726 Squadron which was a reconnaissance and fighter bomber squadron equipped with Lockheed F-16MLU Fighting Falcon
    F-16 Fighting Falcon

    The Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon is a Multirole combat aircraft jet aircraft fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force....
     aircraft.
The aircraft from this squadron were transferred to Skrydstrup Air Base instead.

History

When Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 invaded Denmark April 9, 1940 the German Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe

is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1933 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
 (Air Force) launched one of the first airborne operations in history, in which paratrooper
Paratrooper

Paratroopers are soldiers trained in parachuting and generally operate as part of an Airborne forces.Paratroopers are used for tactical advantage as they can be inserted into the battlefield from the air, thereby allowing them to be positioned in areas not accessible by land....
s captured the airport. Aalborg Lufthavn was considered a crucial element in the ferrying of troops and equipments from Germany to Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
 as it acted as a refuelling base for Luftwaffe transport planes, especially Junkers Ju 52/3m, during the campaign.

A well known air battle took place over the airport August 13, 1940 when a squadron of Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the United Kingdom's air force, the oldest independent air force in the world. Formed on 1 April 1918, the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history ever since, playing a large part in World War II and in more recent conflicts....
 Bristol Blenheim
Bristol Blenheim

The Bristol Blenheim was a United Kingdom light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company that was used extensively in the early days of the World War II....
 bombers attacked the German aircraft based there. All eleven attacking aircraft were shot down by either German anti-aircraft fire or Messerschmitt Bf 109
Messerschmitt Bf 109

The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was a Germany World War II fighter aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt in the early 1930s. It was one of the first true modern fighters of the era, including such features as an all-metal monocoque construction, a closed canopy, and retractable landing gear....
 fighter aircraft.

The Luftwaffe greatly expanded the airport which they called Fliegerhorst Aalborg West. After the war, an internment camp for Baltic German refugees was set up at the location. When the Royal Danish Air Force was created in 1950, it took over the Fliegerhorst.