Eskişehir Air Base ( tr, Eskişehir Hava Üssü) is a military airport in the city of
Eskişehir
Eskişehir ( , ; from "old" and "city") is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskişehir Province. The urban population of the city is 898,369 with a metropolitan population of 797,708. The city is located on the banks of the ...
,
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...
.
Military usage
Eskişehir Air Base is home to the 1st Air Wing (''Ana Jet Üs'' or ''AJÜ'') of the 1st Air Force Command (''Hava Kuvvet Komutanlığı'') of the
Turkish Air Force
The Turkish Air Force ( tr, ) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. The Turkish Air Force can trace its origins back to June 1911 when it was founded by the Ottoman Empire, however, the air force as it is known to ...
(''Türk Hava Kuvvetleri''). Other wings of this command are located in
Konya
Konya () is a major city in central Turkey, on the southwestern edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau, and is the capital of Konya Province. During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as Iconium (), although the Seljuks also called it ...
(LTAN),
Ankara Akıncı (LTAE),
Bandırma
Bandırma () is a city in northwestern Turkey with 161,894 inhabitants as of 2021 on the Sea of Marmara. Bandırma is a district of Balıkesir Province. Bandırma is located in the south of the Marmara Sea, in the bay with the same name, and is ...
(LTBG) and
Balıkesir
Balıkesir () is a city in Turkey and is the capital city of Balıkesir Province. Balıkesir is located in the Marmara region of Turkey and has a population of 338,936. Between 1341–1922, it was the capital of Karasi.
History
Close to ...
(LTBF).
Scramble on the Web - Turkish Air Force
The 1st Air Wing operate 2 squadrons (filo) of F-4E Phantom from this airbase. These are 111 Filo and 112 Filo.113 Filo operating RF-4E has been disbanded.
Accidents and incidents
*On 1 August 1994, Douglas C-47A
The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota ( RAF, RAAF, RCAF, RNZAF, and SAAF designation) is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II and remained in ...
6041 of Turkish Air Force was written off after an accident at Eskişehir Air Base.
See also
* Hasan Polatkan Airport
References
External links
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Airports in Turkey
Turkish Air Force bases