I was a kid at Brüggen ...From 1972 to 1976 best years of my life love it

Ran the Bruggen 10 a number of times. Happy days, young fit and single. Old, knackered and married now.

@cycleSCUBA

7 ай бұрын

There was a different colour T-shirt if you ran sub-60 minutes. I missed it by 1 second once. Closest I ever got!

Thanks, lots of good memories and made life long friends *1986-89. So much to do.

I was an RAF police corporal there November 82 to January 84 awesome posting so many things to see locally and over the border to Holland

I was thinking of all those married quarters and accommodation blocks in BFG. If the average tour of duty is 3 years that means that every home has had about 20 occupations over a 60 year period. Take into account service men and women and their families that’s one hell of a lot of people who have experienced the BFG experience. If they had as good a time as I did in the late 60’s at JHQ then there are a lot of happy memories out there.

1980-83 pilot on 31Sqn - great video, nostalgia on steroids!

Was there with 16 sigs. Roermonde is a great wee town.

@stevecoolcelle

4 ай бұрын

Have you been in Celle before?

I started my first overseas posting in 1972 with 14sqn phantoms and another later posting at 14sqn jaguars. A great time and great people. Sad to see it now.

Loved that camp with the Tornadoes flying

Just can’t see my old house because of a few trees gutted lol. RAF Bruggen ‘71 to ‘74 a kids ideal place to live!

Abandoned but that main runway looks in good order . Just like some other abandoned unused airfields in the UK . All them unused houses as well such a waste .

@ZATennisFan

7 ай бұрын

I bet that runway is maintained just in case..

@clives344

2 ай бұрын

@@ZATennisFanwith what’s happening at the moment with Putin we may need Bruggen and Laarbruch in the future

@ZATennisFan

2 ай бұрын

@@clives344 True

Now, with Cold War II (vers 20.0) ongoing, they may start to re-open a lot of those old Cold War posts and bases......

@clives344

2 ай бұрын

The peace dividend is over.

1979-82 Ground-crew on 31 squadron, happy times

I was there with 14 SQN Tornado's 86-87. Many happy memories Deci, Goose Bay, Red Flag and the Maccy D run!!??!!

Such a shame same over at scampton

Any chance of one about RAF Larbruch? 10 (Ind) Fld Sqn RE?

85 to 89 great years

Looks like its being looked after somewhat in case its needed again. They totally destroyed Wildenwrath.

Hi, Can you walk there legally ? Want to visit the place also..

@kaefermichaify

8 ай бұрын

No its still used by government for Training

@primus.interpares

8 ай бұрын

​@@kaefermichaifyThere were only a few occasions, where there was governmental training, e. g., for wildfire fighting. Now there are no military or governmental activities anymore, as the whole area has been sold to Verdion recently. They will develop the so called "Javelinpark Elmpt" which will be a mix of an industrial area and regenerative power plants (wind generators and PV). The major part of this 8,5 square kilometres large area will be left for nature. There is no access to the area of the airbase, unless you are a member or a guest of the local golf club, whose golf course is situated on the airbase since decades. In the past, when the RAF was still operating the airbase, only their staff could join the golf club, but now you can become a member also if you are civil German.