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New in this version:
(1) More accurate outline of the military installation
north of the airfield.
(2) More accurate layout of the former "Luftkriegsschule
2" complex, the remains
of which are used as a hospital today (Krankenhaus
Havelhoehe). If you visit the
Luftwaffe Museum, here's where you can see some
interesting pieces of surviving
Third Reich architecture.
(3) More detailed version of Kladow village, including
Imchen island, one of the
mooring places of the 1948 Sunderland airlift
(a.k.a. Gatow Marine Base,
HMAFV Daedalus).
(4) Smoother taxiway lines and runway markings for 26R.
(5) Revised Funkturm object fitted with bright collision light.
(6) New textures for Hangars 1, 3, and 4 as well as for the Western Terminal.
(7) New fire station building between Tower and Hangar 4.
(8) General backdrop of 100-year old pine trees.
(9) Document file Notes.htm for screenshots and pics on this project.
Fig. 2. FS-Berlin C-54 on finals.
Fig. 3. Gatow and environs.
Fig. 4. Preliminary Autocad sketch.
Fig. 5. Aerial view from a Plainfare aircraft (The Aeroplane 22 July 1949).
Fig. 6. 1970s Argosy on runway 08L.
Fig. 7. Real versus simulated Hangar.
Fig. 8. Plainfare Dakota.
Fig. 9. Operations Record Book, 1 November 1948.
Historical Note
From "Salute to Berlin",
Station Commander Group Captain M.L. Feenan's farewell address on the
occasion of Gatow Open Day, 26-27 June 1993:
The airbase at Gatow
was built as an air force academy and pilot's school for the pre-war German
air force and was opened in November 1935 at
a ceremony attended by Adolf Hitler. During World
War II, although the airfield was used by many
types of aircraft, Gatow retained its primary role as
a training station.
In 1945, as a result
of the Potsdam Agreement which divided Berlin among the Allies, the airbase
was allocated to the British and became Royal
Air Force Gatow. Three years later, in June1948,
West Berlin's road and rail links to the west
were cut. RAF Gatow then became one of the three
airfields in Berlin from which the successful
Berlin Airlift was mounted to keep the city supplied by
air. The airlift was a very important event for
RAF Gatow because it changed the base from being
an airfield only for the British, to being a
"bridge" for all of West Berlin. We have been ready to
repeat this role, if necessary, ever since.
Since the Airlift the
only aircraft that have been permanently based here have been light aircraft
and helicopters. However, the airfield has been
regularly visited by larger transport aircraft and
airliners. British servicemen began to bring
their families here in force from the 1960s when many
flats and houses were built on the base. Two
schools on the station cater for their children, many
of whom have grown up here in Berlin.
[...]
In December 1994, the
Station is once again to come under Luftwaffe control and the history of
RAF Gatow will come to an end. The many British
airmen who have served here will keep fond
memories of this pleasant airfield and this fascinating
city.
Gatow Today: The Luftwaffe Museum
Official handover to
the Bundeswehr Luftwaffe took place on 7 September 1994. The Luftwaffe
museum which now occupies Hangar 3 and adjacent
apron areas (later to include the Tower as well
as Hangars 5, 6, and 7) was opened on 23 September
1995. Admission is free. For opening hours
and a list of exhibits see
http://www.luftwaffenmuseum.de/
December 2003.
ydgt-1@web.de
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