A trip to
A major airshow at the German Army base at Buckeburg in
So, around midnight (as usual) on Saturday morning we set off from
Following this, we continued south into
Slightly ahead of schedule, we agreed we could spare some time and stop in the
Technical and
Sunday morning was a very early start, but we quickly collected an F-86 Sabre
in nifty “Leopard” pattern at nearby
The main purpose of our trip was next, the well reported airshow at Buckeburg. The German Army played superb hosts, and this
was a thoroughly enjoyable airshow, with almost all helicopters and airframes
on base easily visible, as well as a great range of static participants from
countries as far away as
After departing the airshow, we stopped in at the nearby Museum in the local town, which houses a large number of helicopters from various countries, including the following:-
100406 Fa.330
58-5348 OH-13H
55-4109 OH-23C
78+20 Sycamore
83+07 H-21C
67-16955 TH-55
7 Djinn
Wunstorf was our next port of call
as we headed north, and as usual there were around a dozen C.160 Transalls outside, as well as the small Museum location
near the main gate.
Oyten was visited next; a MiG-21 has
been stored here for a number of years.
Just below Oldenburg is the small airfield
of Hatten, and whilst here we were treated to a flyby by one of the highlights
of the trip, an ex-Egyptian Air Force Gomhouria, still in its overall yellow
markings.
The old Luftwaffe airfield at
This signified the end of the Sunday for us, so we then made or way to our
hotel in
Monday had a couple of visits arranged, but on the way to the Luftwaffe base at
Wittmund we stopped at the nearby Richthofen Kaserne to see the Starfighter and Sabre that are preserved
here. Wittmund itself is host to JG-71, an F-4F Phantom wing, and a successful
visit here was had by all.
The second visit of the trip was to
Jever. This former Tornado base is still home to many aircraft, including an
F-4 deep maintenance unit, as well as the stripping and scrapping and disposal
of numerous surplus Tornadoes.
After this visit it was time to head
for home, and our route took us via Aurich to see yet
another Starfighter, Leer to see the recently arrived Mi-2, and Teuge in the
Netherlands, location of a number of stored ex Dutch Air Force Bolkow
Bo.105s.
So, another long weekend in
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all the locations pre-programmed in), take European Wrecks and Relics with you,
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