Eskişehir Air Base

Eskişehir Air Base is a military airport in the city of Eskişehir, Turkey.

Military usage

Eskişehir Air Base is home to the 1st Air Wing of the 1st Air Force Command of the Turkish Air Force. Other wings of this command are located in Konya, Ankara Akıncı, Bandırma and Balıkesir. The 1st Air Wing operates two squadrons of F-4E Phantoms from this airbase. These are 111 Filo and 112 Filo. 113 Filo, operating RF-4Es, has been disbanded.

Accidents and incidents

On 1 August 1994, Douglas C-47A 6041 of Turkish Air Force was written off after an accident at Eskişehir Air Base.