Leuchtfeuer Erna

[paul kroon]

Is there anybody on this board who could tell me the exact position of Leuchtfeuer (lightsign? in English) Erna. It must be somewhere in the neighbourhood of Gilze-Rijen AF.
Many thanks in advance,
paul

[Larry deZeng]

"Leuchtfeuer" means visual beacon. It's usually a revolving red or green light that can be seen at night from some distance in the air.

[Horst Weber]

Paul !

Leuchtfeuer "Erna" was located due East of Gilze-Rijen airfield, Luftwaffe- Planquadrat KL, whilst the airfield was located in Planquadrat KK.

borsto

[Hans Nauta]

Hi Paul,

Erna was a visual beacon and located at position 51.34.59N, 05.08.06E near Einchot according to the Beacon Bible, held by The National Archives, London.

Regards,
Hans

[FrankieS]

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[Jaap Woortman]

Originally Posted by Hans Nauta

Hi Paul,
Erna was a visual beacon and located at position 51.34.59N, 05.08.06E near
Einchot according to the Beacon Bible, held by The National Archives, London.
Regards, Hans

And that's (Berkel)-Enschot.
That's why it is called Erna, with the E from Enschot.
Common practise in the Luftwaffe.

Jaap