I bet Triple Nickel knows!

[White Cap]

Hello all,

Just a small teaser (Quiz questions) about RAF Laarbruch

Question 1:- Where was Camberra Corner

Question 2:- What part of the airfield was called 'North West Frontier' by the RAF Police in the late 1970's

I bet Triple Nickel knows

Cheers,
White Cap

[Gast]

Where was Camberra Corner

ITYM Canberra.

Charly, spellchecking

[White Cap]

Thanks Charly for the spell check.

Cheers,
White Cap

[BWAirlines]

I don't know but I wonder what this all means:

Station HQ and the Main Guardroom. The Airmans and Officers Quarters and the Barrack Blocks.

Where and what are they? (I really want to get known with what is all there actually + light history of them)

[Triple Nickel]

Triple Nickel does not know everything:

But I THINK.... the canberra's were parked in the so called 'Dispersals' and I have seen pictures of them and it looks on the pics they were nearby the tower on the southside of the airflield. These dispersals can still be seen today!

On question two, I do not have any clue..

Greetz, Ron

[White Cap]

Hello all,

Answer No.1:- Canberra Corner was used as a location reference point in the late 1970's. A number of old Canberra's were parked on a grassed area on the south eastern side of the airfield, in front of II(AC)Squadron and next to the North Circular road, just before you get to the approach lights. I believe they were used for damage repair training.

Answer No.2 The North West Frontier was the name for the unused PAN site (no Hardened Aircraft Shelters (HAS) at that time) located on the North West side of the airfield.

Spooky things used to happen in that area On some night's RAF Police dogs refused to go in this part of the airfield.

The Siegfried line (Bunker) and the famous 'Hermann the German' ghost are in this area.

Cheers,
White Cap