Originally Posted by
ShyTorque
At Gutersloh in winter we could have yellow colour states lasting for weeks. We used to launch and “grobble” our way around when it went up from colour state red (no flying).
A short time later a Puma appeared out of the snow and landed on the sports field just across the public road, outside the main gate. The crew marched across to the guard room and requested the use of a telephone for a call to U.K. A very short time later the Station Commander received a mainly one way telephone call from a certain office back in Blighty, after which a bowser was sent across the road in very short order and the Puma soon continued on its merry way.
Stumblefingers might be able to confirm or correct my recollection.
Sure enough, there is a football field showing on Google Earth. I lived a stone's throw further East, in Zeppelinstrasse, easy walk through side gate to Mess and work, easy stumble home.