I too was a Rafbrat, with some of my happiest moments spent @ Laarbruch in the early 1970s. It was a part of the UK in Germany. You didnt need to leave the base, sad, but as a kid I didnt care. I fondly remember the house, the woods, the powerstation, the school, the medical centre & much more. The quarter was warm & modern. My career took me to civil aviation, so I was very happy to fly to Neiderrhine/Laarbruch. It didnt last long though. Walking around the ex-base was shocking. The infrastructure that is wasted is huge. The MQ are fenced off, but I contacted the airfield manager & got permission to go any where, with my old man. Very sad. We went to our old MQ, I dont think it changed, but was green with moss, the grass to my knees. Awful waste of time & effort. 2 Sqdrn hangar just a wreck. The cinema, naafi , church, 2 schools 2 messes & swimming pool left to die. Very very sad