I'm planning on going here next moth on the way into Germany. Just wondered if anybody had explored this airfield and its history. I've seen a few vids on Youtube and there is info on the web but anybody been there? Planning an overnight camping stop and going to the airfeild in the morning.
https://www.forgottenairfields.com/airfield-venlo-478.html
Airfield Venlo (Dutch: vliegveld Venlo, German: Fliegerhorst Venlo) was situated just east of Venlo in Limburg, the Netherlands.
51°22'07"N 006°12'44"E
After the war the Dutch side of the air base was cleared, leaving only the control tower and one damaged hangar. The runway pavement and most of the roads were removed, their bricks being used to repair damaged property in Venlo. On the German side the airbase eventually became part of a complex of the Bundeswehr.
Parallel to the short east-west runway is now a gliderfield. Its resident glider club converted the damaged hangar into a new one, where they keep their aircraft. Most of the terrain is freely accessible, and much of the old infrastructure and bomb craters can still be seen.
https://www.forgottenairfields.com/airfield-venlo-478.html
Airfield Venlo (Dutch: vliegveld Venlo, German: Fliegerhorst Venlo) was situated just east of Venlo in Limburg, the Netherlands.
51°22'07"N 006°12'44"E
After the war the Dutch side of the air base was cleared, leaving only the control tower and one damaged hangar. The runway pavement and most of the roads were removed, their bricks being used to repair damaged property in Venlo. On the German side the airbase eventually became part of a complex of the Bundeswehr.
Parallel to the short east-west runway is now a gliderfield. Its resident glider club converted the damaged hangar into a new one, where they keep their aircraft. Most of the terrain is freely accessible, and much of the old infrastructure and bomb craters can still be seen.