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'''Peenemünde''' is a village with a seaport on the westmost extremity of a long sand-spit in the northwestern part of Usedom (an island) on the Baltic Sea coast of [[Germany]]. | '''Peenemünde''' is a village with a seaport on the westmost extremity of a long sand-spit in the northwestern part of Usedom (an island) on the Baltic Sea coast of [[Germany]]. | ||
− | Historically it's the world's first | + | Historically it's the world's first launch site, used for development of the V-1, A-4/V-2, Wasserfall and other missiles. |
It's the location of '''Peenemünde Airfield''' and the former '''Peenemünde Army Research Center'''. | It's the location of '''Peenemünde Airfield''' and the former '''Peenemünde Army Research Center'''. | ||
==Peenemünde Airfield== | ==Peenemünde Airfield== | ||
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* Peenemünde Airfield (IATA: PEF, ICAO: EDCP) | * Peenemünde Airfield (IATA: PEF, ICAO: EDCP) | ||
* 13T/31T, 2400x60m, concrete | * 13T/31T, 2400x60m, concrete | ||
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==Peenemünde Army Research Center== | ==Peenemünde Army Research Center== | ||
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* SK V-2 launch complex | * SK V-2 launch complex | ||
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[[Category:Surface bases]] | [[Category:Surface bases]] | ||
[[Category:Germany]] | [[Category:Germany]] |