Types of revetment in LW airfields

[Larry deZeng]

Great photos, Carsten! The simple berm blast bay was one of the most common.............aircraft shelters built by the Germans in the West could be more elaborate than those built on Feldflugplätzen in the East - in most cases they didn't even both with them in the East as in was more expedient to simply use the Russian-built ones found on the occupied airfields.

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[ClinA-78]

Enclosed, the nowadays German hangar (called D21) on former Florennes Flugplatz (Belgium). Unfortunately condemned to destruction for F-35 facility. Its wooden framework is a masterpiece.

ClinA-78

[TigerTimon]

Originally Posted by ClinA-78

Enclosed, the nowadays German hangar (called D21) on former Florennes Flugplatz (Belgium). Unfortunately condemned to destruction for F-35 facility. Its wooden framework is a masterpiece.

ClinA-78

That is really sad. It would be nicer if they found a 'second life' for it. At Fliegerhorst Deelen in the Netherlands all building from WWII have been marked as monument and are in this way protected against demolition. A little video (only in Dutch unfortunately) about the former German airfield here.

[ClinA-78]

I have tried to preserved it as a monument for 8 years but brasses don't understand its historical value. Alaas, as a NCO I can do little. A shame isn't it.

ClinA-78