Ettinghausen

50°34'04"N 008°52'18"E

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Airfield Ettinghausen (German: Flugplatz Ettinghausen or Fliegerhorst Ettinghausen, also known as Y-85 Ettinghausen) was a military airfield east of Gießen.
I did not find any documents on line stating when Ettinghausen was opened as an airfield.
During World War II it was used as a Luftwaffe Fliegerhorst.
Several units used the airfield, the last known unit was III./JG2.
The airfield was attacked by the allies.
One such attack occurred only days before the launch of Operation 'Bodenplatte'.
In spite of the airfield having been bombed JG2 participated in 'Bodenplatte' nevertheless.
When the airfield was overrun by the allies they pressed it into service as Advanced Landing Ground Y-85 Ettinghausen.




Post strike reconnaissance photo of Ettinghausen in December 1944


Today the airfield is still recognisable from the air.
The barracks area, camouflaged as a farm during World War II today is called the Flugplatzsiedlung (airfield village) Ettinghausen.
A small airfield is still at the location featuring a rather large hangar.





Ettinghausen in 2000 (Google Earth)




the current hangar at Ettinghausen in 2010.