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304:German Army
185: /
160:Coordinates
103:German Army
1062:Categories
1049:Statistics
967:Siegerland
912:Hof–Plauen
851:Wangerooge
821:Heligoland
640:DĂĽsseldorf
502:2008-05-30
430:2008-05-30
363:References
330:Bell UH-1D
173:09°55′05″E
170:49°24′03″N
977:Straubing
937:Magdeburg
841:Norderney
751:Nuremberg
741:Memmingen
660:Stuttgart
645:Frankfurt
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138:Occupants
127:Commander
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681:Dortmund
605:Airports
568:Aviation
351:See also
242:Concrete
219:Surface
109:Location
99:Operator
1001:Defunct
957:Parchim
882:Bitburg
796:Baltrum
761:Rostock
686:Dresden
650:Hamburg
609:Germany
556:Germany
542:Portals
480:26 July
286:Germany
216:Length
200:Runways
76:Summary
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867:Aachen
801:Borkum
731:LĂĽbeck
721:Kassel
676:Bremen
655:Munich
408:30 May
386:30 May
345:runway
258:German
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235:1,391
232:07/25
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811:Harle
806:Emden
776:Weeze
669:Minor
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448:(PDF)
334:NH90s
119:Built
89:Owner
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922:Kiel
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701:Hahn
482:2015
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410:2008
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274:city
270:ETHN
266:ICAO
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