Coleman Army Airfield
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Coleman Barracks/Coleman Army Airfield (ICAO: ETOR) is a United States Army military installation located in the Sandhofen district of Mannheim, Germany. It is assigned to U.S. Army, Europe (USAREUR) and administered by the U.S. Army Installation Management Command-Europe (IMCOM-E). Coleman Barracks should not be confused with the former "Coleman Kaserne", located in Gelnhausen. The U.S. Army named the airfield after Lieutenant Colonel Wilson D. Coleman, who was killed in action in France on 30 July 1944.[citation needed]
Quick Facts Coleman Barracks/Coleman Army Airfield Mannheim/Sandhofen Airfield (Y-79), Coordinates ...
Coleman Barracks/Coleman Army Airfield Mannheim/Sandhofen Airfield (Y-79) | |
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Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
Coordinates | 49°33′47″N 008°27′46″E |
Type | Military airfield on foreign soil |
Site history | |
Built | 1925 |
In use | 1937–1945 (Luftwaffe) Apr–July 1945 (USAAF) 1945–2013 (United States Army) |
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