To: Mark17; Kathy in Alaska
I was stationed at Tempelhof for two years starting in 1964. USAF Russian voice intercept operator. A dream assignment. Studied classical guitar with a true master on Solmstrasse, had an apartment with some of the guys on Paulinen Strasse and a one-lunger BMW motorcycle. Naturally, for the last year of my enlistment I was shipped to Shemya AK. Sigh. The country was really different back then. The Berliners I knew were still talking about the airlift. I wonder if the Luftbruecke Denkmal is still standing.
14 posted on
11/26/2023 6:57:12 PM PST by
esopman
(Blessings on Freepers Everywhere and Their Most Intelligent Designer)
To: esopman
I wonder if the Luftbruecke Denkmal is still standing.As far as I know, it’s still there.
18 posted on
11/26/2023 7:47:17 PM PST by
Mark17
(Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF Captain & pilot. Both bitten by the aviation bug)
To: esopman; Mark17
Good evening, esopman...Shemya is a little far from anything, but still close to Russia.
28 posted on
11/26/2023 10:37:01 PM PST by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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