P/S I will be grateful for assistance from archival photographs of airfields Heybukten (Kirkenes) and Luostari (Petsamo).
I need a view of the airfield
Photo of Heybukten (Høybuktmoen) taken in 1945:
found here:
http://avinor.moses.no/index.php?seks_id=135&element=kapittel&k=2Some additional information:
Kirkenes (NOR) (a.k.a. Høybuktmoen, Kirkenes-Høybuktmoen, sometimes called Heubucht in German sources) (69 43 36 N – 29 53 28 E)
General: airfield 6.2 km W of city in N Norway.
History, Dimensions and Runways: built by the Luftwaffe between fall 1940 and spring 1941 and eventually measured approximately 1,372 x 1,189 meters (1,500 x 1,300 yards). Improvements were continuous and by fall 1943 it had a 1,350 x 90 meter runway and another measuring 1,200 x 90 meters. Both runways had a mixed gravel and dirt surface which made them unsuitable for bombers carrying torpedoes. Used by all sorts of aircraft as a forward airfield for operations against Murmansk and Arctic shipping.
Infrastructure: had 1 large hangar and 3 small hangars with several separate workshop buildings. Numerous (c.75) barrack huts, storage sheds, offices and other buildings were located around the airfield. Fuel came mostly from drums but two storage tanks and pumping equipment near the Valbugt jetty came into use in the latter part of 1942. At least 4 munitions dumps existed at or near the airfield.
Dispersal: the Northwest, Southwest and East dispersal areas had a total of 40 aircraft shelters in mid-1943 - 4 large covered, 15 large open, 7 small covered and 14 blast bays.
Defenses: there were 3 heavy Flak positions and 5 light Flak positions protecting the airfield in July 1943, many of these with multiple guns.
Information found here:
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=177879
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