Fürstenfeldbruck is a small city of almost 36 000 in Bavaria. It is found alont the Amper River.  Fürstenfeldbruck has been the site of an air force base since 1936. The Luftwaffe used it before and during World War II. It was the Luftkriegsschule 4 (4th Air War School). Field Marshal Hermann  Göring is said to have modeled   Fürstenfeldbruck after the United States Army Air Forces training centre at Randolph Field, Texas. The Americans and British believed the base had little strategic importance so it largely escape bombing until later in the war.  The United States Air Force took possession of the air base in late April. It was a staging area for new troops arriving in Europe for a while. Other United States Air Force units housed at the base at some point included the 70th Fighter Wing, 306th Bombardment Group, and the 45th Reconnaissance Group. During the Berlin Crisis, B-29s were stationed at the base.  In August 1948, the United States Air Force decided t...