Cognac – Châteaubernard Air Base
Cognac – Châteaubernard Air Base (French: Base aérienne 709 Cognac-Châteaubernard or BA 709) (IATA: CNG, ICAO: LFBG) is a base of the French Air and Space Force (Armée de l'air et de l'espace) located in Châteaubernard, 2.8 kilometre south of Cognac.[1] Both locations are communes of the Charente département in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine région of France. The base is home to the Ecole de Pilotage de l'Armee de l'Air, the air force initial pilot training school.
Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base  Base aérienne 709 Cognac-Châteaubernard | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Government of France | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Armée de l'air et de l'espace | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Cognac / Châteaubernard | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 102 ft / 31 m | ||||||||||||||
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Sources: French AIP[1] | |||||||||||||||
It was used by the German Luftwaffe in World War II. The Luftwaffe's operations included anti-submarine Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condors as late as July 1944.[2]
Units
- Escadron de Drones 1/33 Belfort with the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper[3]
- École de Pilotage de l’Armée de l’Air 315 Général Jarry with Pilatus PC-21 and the Grob[3]
- Escadron D'Instruction en Vol 1/13 Artois[3]
- Escadron D'Instruction en Vol 2/12 Picardie[3]
References
- LFBG – Cognac Châteaubernard. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 31 December 2020.
- Robin Olds, Fighter Pilot," (St. Martin's Press, New York, 2010) p. 57. He tells of a Condor being shot down by his P-38 squadron as it took off.
- "Chiffres clés de l'Armée de l'air - L'Armée de l'air en chiffres : 2019-2020 (FR)". French Air and Space Force. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
External links
- Official site (in French)
- BA 709 Cognac at French Air Force site (in French)
- Airport Chart at French Air Force site (in French)
- Aéroport de Cognac - Châteaubernard page at Union des Aéroports Français (in French)
- Airport information for LFBG at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- Current weather for LFBG at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for CNG / LFBG: Cognac-Parvaud Airport at Aviation Safety Network
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