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Stationed there 1956-57 no thing there but the base then ,I never stepped on foot off the base.

Great video and fantastic photos. We are looking to book this trip, can you tell me what camera gear you're using? It looks like full frame, and long lens, just trying to work out what's best. Thanks in advance.

I was at Bruggen at the time, my mate left Wildenrath the year before. by 1993 we were both civilians. but I returned a few years later to visit my old next door neighbour who had demobbed and stayed out in Germany and had bought an ex married quarter at Wildenrath. It seemed strange driving around the area, I have never met anybody who does not miss RAFG or serving in Germany, I think for most it was the best years of their service.

I was there when they first A-10s got there, Nov 78-80

I was several times in Wildenrath,saw Phantoms starting and landing,it was so nice😢

Great video. I was there right at the end. Saw the end of the 'tomb' at Leuchars (EES), (posted to Wildenrath as they were being replaced), Wildenrath (ASF) and Wattisham (56 Sqn). Wildenrath was my favourite tour, with Bruggen a close 2nd! Used to walk around the camp as it emptied, it was earie and quiet. Your video really shows that.

I have been to the USAFM moe times than I can count. 2 Things if you are going. 1) you will notice that the walls are ALL painted BLACK. That sucks up light, like you cannot imagine. That means that the flash on your camera is going to eat batteried like crazy, BRING spare batteries. 2) Do whatever you can to go to the restoration hanger, it is WORTH it. The resto hanger is actually ON the USAF base, you cannot get there except with the tour, on a bus. You will sign up in the morning, they will tell you where to meet, load you on to the bus, take you oout, and then bring you back.

Wow! I haven't heard that song Telstar in such a long time... Brought up tons of memories from the 60's.

I was stationed here from may 1991 to December 1992…

Brings back my childhood memories, my father was posted to RAF Coltishall as an engineering officer . Those were the days my friends thought they would never end , now coltishall is a prison , what an ending to a brilliant base! 😢

F4 4 Ever

I was the navigator in the F111 from RAF Lakenheath that appears at the 4:28 second point of the video. Brings back memories. Good video.

We boltholed there from Bruggen when our site was being restored. I got a nice Wolf bench grinder from here though lol. Also did some banger racing there which was great fun too

Was there in '93 to see them fly and land at Gilze Rijen. Unreal. Even one pilot came to us and wanted to talk. 👍

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thanks brings back Memories.. Air Force didnt leave McClellan, Congress shut it down. through DoD Cuts. I remember Willy was giving a speech for Votes, said and I will repeat. I will not shut this base down.. sounds like what he said about Monika. he was right, it had nothing to do with it, and it was an honest but at the same time, Deceiving statement. shutting down of five rounds to save $12 Billion annually. thats a drop in the bucket in current times.

So very rarely on UA-cam do I get to say "I was there." And I was, on that day . . and I was proud as the VC-10 rolled in. I didn't video anything back then but I did take photos. I really must upload a slideshow of that day sometime. The sidewinder stencil always interested me, a Jaguar in air-to-air combat? I did question a pilot once, and got a pretty logical response . . but the fog of years leave me guessing again. I can't help thinking it was a ground attack mission, the explanation being something like, " . . that's all I had left, so I banked and fired it!" Something for me to research perhaps.

The 3rd aircraft carries an original "Green" nose cone against an overall barley grey fuselage. Hadn't come across that one before

The only real phantoms of the RAF with the J-79 😂

It became a Phantom just like it's previous inhabitants.

92 Sqn had been at Wildenrath briefly some years before it was stationed there with its Phantoms. In 1970 Gutersloh's runway was being resurfaced so temporary homes had to be found for 19 and 92 Sqns with their Lightnings - 92 came to Wildenrath. 4 Sqn Harriers had arrived not long before so there was a certain amount of friendly squadron rivalry.

I was stationed here 1992-1995 in VF-213 Black Lions, damn it seems like yesterday, where the hell do these years go. I remember going to the Jet Mart to go buy beer and smokes near the North Gate main entrance. I was a jet engine mechanic Aviation Machinist Mate on F-14 Pratt& Whitney TF-30 after burning turbofans. I still can't believe I did that.

I was in 12 flight AAC at that time , we were moved to Bruggen during the processor of this closure.

Bravo.thenks. i wants buy one Mi 2

Must now be a busy place with all the aircraft damaged in the Special Operation in Ukraine having to be repaired...

very depressing today Russia I can see it froze in the past, like Cuba and Venezuela

I bet they go though a lot of duck tape and hot glue. 😂

Now there’s a job I’d love to go to every day

A Wilga!

good job 🛫🛫🛫

Там что, даже Ми-4 в цеху стоит?

Cool antonov biplanes and even a polish wilga.

If they weren’t in this current mess they could export these airframes to restored by enthusiasts around the world. So sad.

All non-Russian airframes. Just junk.

Thank you so much for this footage. I even spotted some Yak18's in the background. Having flown PZL Dromaders, I appreciate how Russian aircraft are made. Tough and practical. Cheers.

I was MT at Wildenrath from 79 - 82. A really great posting and I was lucky enough to be at Tanker Pool for a couple of years. I'm not an aircraft buff, but I loved the Phantoms on 19 & 92 Squadrons. The ground crew on both Squadrons were great. I also remember the Malcolm Club at Wildenrath, MT had it's own table as did 19 & 92 they were either side at the back. The Mally was much more popular than the Naafi.

03:53....Start repairing 26.04.2017 ! Now 2023 year, septembre ! 🤷 how many Mi2 model USSR helicopters have been restored per year?🤔

А где замена всему этому!???? Былое величие Союза! Печальная история!

В какой период сделаны эти фото? Там давно уже нету такого количества техники.

Все старое и прошедшее свои ресурсы должно быть списано и разобрано😊

A strange feeling, isn't it? When you walk through rooms and corridors that were once teeming with life, it seems impossible that they would ever be empty.

😢😢😢

All machinery stops working one day and rests in peace

Удручающее зрелище… не завод а авиационная свалка… позорище…

Kremlin is waiting for orders for modern aircraft by Nicaragua, Mexico, Angola, Venezuela corrupt pro-Moscow mafia-governing retards, to restore a good part of these rotten airframes as a part of their goodwill offers of advanced military equipment.

Ciekawe 😊

Подлатают - и в зону СВО...

I think the Russian aerospace and defence industry might be a little subdued for a while due to the embarrassing ease with which Ukraine forces with western technology have humiliated them.

При виде превьюшки чуть не сделал "Ку!"

Это все неправда,путин сказал в СССР кроме,калош ничего не делали.