Gulbene Airfield

Gulbene Airfield, also known as Alt Schwanenburg I, was an airfield located near the town of Gulbene, Vidzeme region of Latvia. It was established in 1924 for the Latvian Air Force, and became one of the largest airfields in the country by the mid-1930s. During World War II, it was taken over by the Soviet Air Forces and later captured by the Germany Army. After the war, the airfield resumed Soviet Air Force operations until closure in the 1990s.