Taking Flight 1945

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Front view of grandstand and tower

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64th Fighter Wing AT - 6f

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This is me sitting on an AT - 6f

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AT - 6f taxing on to runway for take off

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View of the L5s from the tower

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Greene standing in front of the hotel. Notice the form fitting uniform

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Greene working in his shorts up in the tower. The farmers are taking the hay off the field

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Cpl Smutchi and Pearlman working on the control tower

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This is now the Red Cross Club. Notice the swastika flying - old post card I found

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This is the patio of the Red Cross building

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Three images of the same location modern day. The airfield is to the west of Bad Kissingen - then circling in and the final approach

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The grandstand and the modern day control tower - really very little has changed over the years

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Long before it was an airstrip - the field was used for steeple chase and show jump competitions and those traditions carry on to this day