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Cognac – Châteaubernard Air Base (French: Base aérienne 709 Cognac-Châteaubernard or BA 709) (IATA: CNG, ICAO: LFBG) is a base of the French Air and Space Force (Armée de l'air et de l'espace) located in Châteaubernard, 2.8 kilometres south of Cognac.[1] Both locations are communes of the Charente département in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine 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 Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condors as late as July 1944.[2]
Units
- Escadron de Drones 1/33 Belfort with the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper[3]
- Escadron de Drones 2/33 Savoie with the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper[3]
- Escadron de Transformation Opérationnelle Drones 3/33 Moselle
- École de Pilotage de l’Armée de l’Air 315 Général Jarry with Pilatus PC-21 and the Grob[3]
- Escadron D'Instruction en Vol 1/13 Artois[3]
- Escadron D'Instruction en Vol 2/12 Picardie[3]
References
- ^ a b LFBG – Cognac Châteaubernard. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 13 June 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e "Chiffres clés de l'Armée de l'air - L'Armée de l'air en chiffres : 2019-2020 (FR)". French Air and Space Force. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
External links
- Official site (in French)
- BA 709 Cognac at French Air Force site (in French)
- Airport Chart at French Air Force site (in French)
- Aéroport de Cognac - Châteaubernard page at Union des Aéroports Français (in French)
- Current weather for LFBG at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for CNG / LFBG: Cognac-Parvaud Airport at Aviation Safety Network
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