Assuming WW2 Luftwaffe, built pre-war. Lovely buildings! Guesswork so far, mostly, so how about Jever? Plenty of trees.

It is much further south than that.

In use in WW1 and in the twenties became civilian, before reverting to Luftwaffe use in 1935.

US army 1945-7.

It was abandoned in the fifties and is now barely recognisable.

So, Bavaria with the American connection. From your description, Furth near Nurnberg sounds reasonable, and a large hangar certainly remains. Bit close to water, fog likely?

As we used to say with the Jaguar:

"a bomb in a bucket".

Furth it is and you are clear for take-off. :ok:

Thanks. Local art gallery, now defunct, run by a Jaguar pilot who won prizes for his bucket efforts.

Lovely 1930's Luftwaffe buildings. Gutersloh lovely of course, when a fighter station. Now this, and yes, I have been there by air.
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....6f4cba90b0.jpg

Ah - Gutersloh.

Chap had to drop it in near the weeds on 09.


https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....0a1ced33fc.jpg

To my library of photos, lovely.

Was the challenge an RAF relief landing ground ?

It was, and the name resonated with the local aristocracy.

Prolly Nazi sympathisers then.

Was it a fighter command RLG?

Slow, sorry. Not Fighter Command, and aristocratic deviousness was long ago.

Doesn't look large enough for bombers so maybe training, but distances are deceptive.

I'm also intrigued by the four white jobbers in a square.

Is it near a large country house or castle ?

Training, and a good 'spot.' Nearby big house long gone, nearby small town could be in many places, nearby university was once an Agricultural College.

Chetwynd -(Shawbury/Ternhill RLG) even used by C-130's

That is the place, Chetwynd being a name, in the many, of the Earls of Shrewsbury.

An acquainance of mine who lived in a house at the bottom of the picture was in the ATC (Air Training Corps) during the war, and used to fly whilst still a cadet as lookout/engineer/second pilot/dogsbody in Wellingtons and Stirlings and other twin/four engined aircraft from there during the war. As for Stirlings I was a bit sceptical but he was quite adamant and had a photo to prove it!

I believe it is also the longest 'serving' RLG in RAF service - continuous since 1941 and always as a training field.

Sorry, not prepared so OH..

J,

I can't add an attachment to a PM but I have another good photograph you might like.

If you're interested then stay online and I'll temporarily put it up here.

Shackman,


https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....67d1ae0305.jpg

I was waiting for that! Baden Powell had another phrase!