On monday 30th April, I went to RAF Guetersloh to snif up some memories. I have been there only once (on base) so this was new to me, but I wanted to see what I had missed.
As I drove up to the 09 landing, I went like Oooooooo and Aaaaaa, THIS is what it looks like. The place is just beautifull, the runway can almost be touched and is 4 metres from the fence.. The approach lights are still there, but not as straight as they used to stand....
Overview of the 09 landing, aircraft must have been very low here, the runway is visible in the background of the picture.
The last lights of the 09ér approach lights. As you can see a bit 'tilted' to the right...
Runway 09 as seen from the 60cm high wooden fence...
And as I turned around:
This vieuw came up. A look into the west.... Do you see that VC10 on approach????? ..........Me neither..
Then I went to the RWY27 approach, this must have been a bit harder to take nice shots of aircraft:
Just the same wooden poles as they used to have in Wildenrath. (Laarbruch had them to, but were replaced much sooner by modern lights)
So having seen all this, I went home with mixed feelings.... Had I done this 20 years earlier, I wood have seen some Phantoms, Harriers, 1-0-4's...
From there I went home via DTM (Dortmund) were this Wizzair just departed.
All is all not a bad day, allthough no or almost none aircraft pictures were taken....
Greetz, Ron