Flight BAL 12

Celle to Gatow

USAF C-47

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Takeoff Runway 26. At 500 AGL turn right to about 55 degrees

Cruise at 145 knots at 5,000’ .

Plan descent to arrive Frohnau at 3,000’

Note: All aircaft to Gatow will be at 3,000’ at Frohnau and spaced

as close as 3 minutes apart, so reduce speed to 145 knots to match

the slowest aircraft (C-47). Maintain 145 knots until on the localizer.

Arrive Frohnau at 3,000’ Maintain at least 2,000’ until passed Tegel.

Altitude at Grunenwald should be 1,500’

From	To	Frequency	Heading	Distance
Celle	Dedelsdorf DS	275.0	56 deg	15 nm
Dedelsdorf	Dannenberg DZ	294.0	52 deg	35 nm
Dannenberg	Frohnau FO	340.0	109 deg	84 nm
Frohnau	Grunewald CD	297.0	180	8.6 nm
Localizer	Gatow RW26	108.9	260 deg	5.8 nm

Gatow to Celle

USAF C-47

Takeoff RW26. Continue on a heading of 259 deg to Volkenrode

Cruise at 145 knots at 5,000’

Begin descent at Volkenrode

Altitude at Celle NDB should be 1,050’

From	To	Frequency	Heading	Distance
Gatow	Volkenrode VKN	355	259 deg	101 nm
Volkenrode	Slitz CL	208.0	338 deg	29 nm
Slitz	Celle Army		262 deg	3 nm

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