German airfield to identify

[RudiS]

Hi all,

Attached is a scan of the back of a picture of a He111 of KG254 taken in 1938. Can anyone decipher the name of the airfield? It looks like it starts with a H.

Thanks in advance,
Rudi.

[JohnnyB]

Hi Rudi,

can´t decipher it, this handwriting is very superficial - but maybe here is a help :

http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...ader/KG254.htm

It shows where KG254 was in 1938. Maybe this writing means Gießen (Giessen)

Cheers - Rainer

[RolandF]

Hagen (Westphalia) I´d read this sloppy handwriting...

Regards

Roland

[Larry deZeng]

There was a very small landing ground by the name of Hagen, but the landing area seems rather short for a He 111. Perhaps it was an emergency landing.


Hagen (GER) (51 21 10 N – 07 29 40 E)
General: landing ground (Landeplatz) in North Rhine – Westphalia 16 km S of Dortmund and 4 km W of Hagen. History: used for glider training during the 1930’s but by May 1943 had been abandoned and returned to cultivation. Surface and Dimensions: moorland surface measuring approx. 365 x 90 meters (400 x 100 yards).
[Sources: AFHRA A5257A; chronologies; BA-MA; NARA; PRO/NA; web site ww2.dk]

[Peglar]

Here is a fine Foto of Gießen Airfield:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Original-Wehr...item4abd0bceeb

Greetings Peglar

[RudiS]

I'm pretty sure Roland is right. Hagen it is.

Thanks everyone for your input. It's very much appreciated.

Regards,
Rudi.