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Vogelsang Airfield
Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) Y-51
Fliegerhorst Vogelsang
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Vogelsang Airfield is located in Germany
Vogelsang Airfield
Vogelsang Airfield
Vogelsang Airfield (Germany)
Coordinates50°33′48″N 007°27′00″E / 50.56333°N 7.45000°E / 50.56333; 7.45000
TypeMilitary airfield
Site information
Controlled byUnited States Army Air Forces
Site history
Built1935
Built by  Luftwaffe
In use1935–1945 (Luftwaffe)
March–July 1945 (USAAF)
MaterialsTurf/Pierced Steel Planking (PSP)

Vogelsang Airfield (Fliegerhorst Vogelsang) is an abandoned World War II military airfield located approximately 3 miles northwest of Schleiden (Nordrhein-Westfalen); approximately 330 miles southwest of Berlin.

The airfield is a part of the former Ordensburg Vogelsang military training area.

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