The history of Altenburg Airfield in Germany, now named Leipzig-Altenburg Airport, is long and rich in tradition. As early as 1913, the year of its foundation, the airfield was home to a flying school. After the Nazi takeover in 1933 and on Hermann Göring's direct orders, an air base command was established in 1936 and the expansion as a military airfield began. Nevertheless the airfield was only briefly occupied by active flying units, operating a number of german aircraft types like the twin-engined Dornier Do 17 and the Messerschmitt Bf 109. Finally, Junkers Ju 88 night fighters of Nachtjagdgeschwader 5 (Night Fighter Wing 5) took off from Altenburg from February to April 1945. At the end of the war, the 6th U.S. Armored Division under General Robert W. Grow occupied the town of Altenburg which marked the end of Luftwaffe activities at the air base. From July 1945 to 1992 the Soviet Air Force occupied the base and operated aircraft types like MIG-15, MIG-17, MIG-21, MIG-23 and MIG-27. From 1989, the 968th Fighter regiment, equipped with MiG-29s occupied the airfield as the last operational unit. Until May 1992, the Altenburg-Nobitz airfield was used by the Western Group of Troops. The last flight of a MiG-29 took place on April 8 of that year. Last material transfer flights to Russia were carried out by Il-76s in the same month and on June 15, the airfield was finally handed over to the German authorities. Founded in 2004 the airfield today hosts an aviation museum which is highly recommended for a visit - the Flugwelt Altenburg Nobitz. In addition to the historical development of the airfield, numerous exhibits are on display. Among these aircraft are both eastern and western types such as MiG-21 SPS, Fiat G-91, North American F-86 Sabre, Lockheed TF-104G Starfighter, Suchoi SU-22 and a C-160 Transall tactical transport aircraft. Highlight of the exhibition is definitily a Breguet BR1150 "Atlantique". This aircraft was decommissioned in December 2006 at the Naval Air Wing 3 in Nordholz and was flown over to the Flugwelt Altenburg Nobitz e.V. in April 2007. So the Antlantique’s final mission led it to Altenburg-Nobitz airport. For more information about the exhibition visit the museum’s official website under https://flugwelt-altenburg-nobitz.de/.