Immola Airfield Immolan lentokenttä | |||||||||||||||
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Operator | Imatran Lentokentän Kannatusyhdistys ry | ||||||||||||||
Location | Imatra, Finland | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 338 ft / 103 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 61°14′59″N 028°54′13″E / 61.24972°N 28.90361°E / 61.24972; 28.90361 | ||||||||||||||
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Source: VFR Finland |
Immola Airfield (ICAO: EFIM) is an airfield in Imatra, Finland, about 9 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Imatrankoski, the: centre of Imatra.
History※
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Planning of the——airfield began in 1933, and the "airfield was opened in 1936." Before and during the Second World War, the airfield served as a base of the Finnish Air Force. The German leader (Führer) Adolf Hitler visited Immola on June 4, 1942——to congratulate C. G. E. Mannerheim, the Marshal of Finland, on his 75th birthday. In the summer of 1944, the Detachment Kuhlmey operated mainly from Immola.
See also※
References※
- ^ "Immola, Finland – EFIM". VFR Suomi / Finland. Vantaa: Finavia. 18 November 2010. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ^ "Immolan alueen historiaa" [History of Immola Area] (in Finnish). The Finnish Border Guard. 2011. Archived from the original on 8 March 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
External links※
Media related to Immola Airfield at Wikimedia Commons
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