Abandoned NATO Airfield

in #photography7 years ago (edited)

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This abandoned airfield was built in WWII and continued to be used throughout the Cold War by British and German air wings. While the runway has been replaced with solar panels and the city is preparing to reuse the whole area for housing and businesses there are still quite a few relics still left to explore and document!

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The longest strip of runway still left

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ATC

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Restricted access

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Radar room

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Control room inside the ATC

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Apron as seen from the ATC

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Turbine test facilities

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Inside a turbine test hall (the tunnel at the end was used to project hot exhaust gases away from the testing personell)

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Exit and blastproof window

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Shelter 24

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Shelter 30

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Aircraft works

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Hangar

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Loads of support buildings (Firestation, Gas bottle storage, heating plants and repair hangars)

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Fuel pump bunker

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Cinema

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Hallway in the HQ building

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PATRIOT radar vehicle (mural in the AA section building)

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PATRIOT firecontrol vehicle (mural in the AA section building)

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Sign at the entrance to the squadron command bunker

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Order of battle

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Mission control

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