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1px-trans.gif, 43 bytesFrom the beginning of 1940 to July, 1941
there were no tactical units at Jever.   In July
1941 Jever became the Headquarters of the 2nd
Fighter Division and the Fighter Command of the
German Bight, with one squadron of Me.109's and
another two squadrons on the islands of Wangerooge
and Borkum.
1px-trans.gif, 43 bytesIn 1942 the Headquarters of the 2nd Fighter
Division moved to Stade near Hamburg, leaving Jever
with a Fighter Gruppe of Me.109's.   This Gruppe
took part in the attacks against the first American
Bomber Forces to raid Germany in daylight.
1px-trans.gif, 43 bytesA formation of Ju.52's, for duties in mine
searching were added to the forces at Jever in
1943.
1px-trans.gif, 43 bytesTowards the end of the war the fighter forma-
tions left the aerodrome and were replaced by No.4
Night Fighter Wing equipped with Ju.188's.
1px-trans.gif, 43 bytesShortly before the surrender, all aircraft
were flown to Leck, Schleswig-Holstein, to be
destroyed; consequently when the Polish troops
entered the station on 8th May 1945, there were
no aircraft left on the airfield.
1px-trans.gif, 43 bytesThe Luftwaffe did not develop Jever airfield
to any extent.   After its occupation by the 7th
Armoured Division in 1945 it was listed as an
auxiliary landing ground with no concrete runways,
no radio facilities, and no lighting.   Its grass
runway was 1,300 yards long, the total size of the
field being 1,800 yards from east to west and 1,000
yards from north to south.   In 1947 it was removed
from the list of auxiliary landing grounds.
1px-trans.gif, 43 bytesBetween 1945 and 1951 the station was occupied
successively by Polish and Canadian Army Units, the
11th Hussars, the Danish Army and by Jewish displaced
persons.   In 1951 the Royal Air Force decided to
develop Jever as a jet fighter base and so began
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