Originally Posted by
charliegolf
PS, the small airfield Germans were always wonderful hosts.
Amen to that! First took a jumping bean in there in 1977 and for a few years afterwards, followed by a SHAR in ‘84. Didn’t initially realise that the runway sloped down to the west and ended up in the grass overshoot. Luckily not a prob for the Harrier and I managed to complete the after-landing checks before departing the runway (canopy open, mask off, wave at crowd!).
First time in, they parked me next to an F-104. “How the hell did you get that in.” I queried, to be answered “on a very large lorry!”
Good beer, great party and lovely hostesses - but that is an other story!
Mog