Förderverein Ehemaliger Fliegerhorst Venlo e.V.

History

Up to the demise of the airfield, three units are worthwhile to mention from an historical point of view: the Erprobungskommando 410 (testing the Me410 as a night fighter); the 2./JG 400 (rocket fighter Me163) and the III.KG 3 (He111 carrying V-1 Flying Bombs). Because of the allied air superiority the operations of these units could hardly shift the balance of war. The airfield was heavily bombed and damaged on August 15^th and September 3^rd 1944. The I.NJG 1 left Venlo for Münster-Handorf (Germany) on the September 5^th. The allied airborne landings near Son, Nijmegen and Arnhem marked the end of Venlo airfield. Most of the installations were demolished by the Wehrmacht.