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I just got back from a trip to Germany and was driving around Frankfurt at night and saw a C-47 and C-54 lit up along one of the Autobahns. I was lost at the time but I think it was on the A5. Anyone know the story on them?

The C-47 and C-54 by Frankfurt Air Port, are actually where Rhein Main Air Base was. They were part of the Berlin Airlift Memorial. The C-47 had been there for a while, the C-54 was flown in on it's own power some time between 90 and 92, refurbished at Rhein Main and placed on display. I remember the day she flew in and the day they parked there. There was an arch/bridge like sculpture with the aircraft that pointed towards Berlin, there was a copy of the same sculpture in Berlin pointing towards Frankfurt. I have some pictures somewhere around here of the Memorial.


Mike in Florida
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I have these two in the Locator at...

http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/Locator.php?City=Frankfurt

...from this page follow the map link to the Google Map see where exactly you saw them.

Mike

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