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Post by Erik E » 15 Feb 2003, 14:51

Due to the very nice weather today, I couldn`t resist bringing my camera down to the old airfield again :D

These 3 shelters are some of the remaining 11 shelters. In 1944, 18 were built, so 7 are gone for ever......
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Post by Korbius » 15 Feb 2003, 15:12

Wow, great pics Erik. Where did u take the pics by the way, in Stavanger?
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Post by Erik E » 15 Feb 2003, 15:25

Just outside Stavanger, on the old German airfield called Forus.

The airfield was used by units from JG5

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Post by Dennis Redler » 15 Feb 2003, 15:25

Interesting photos, beautiful scenery.
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Post by Erik E » 15 Feb 2003, 15:29

A few more:
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Post by Marcus » 15 Feb 2003, 17:50

Erik,

Very nice, as always.

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Post by Mark V » 15 Feb 2003, 17:58

Nice. Thanks.

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Post by Erik E » 15 Feb 2003, 19:43

Glad you all liked them!

What is also special about this place, is that the road (ex-runway!) leading to the shelters still have it`s German name!
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Post by Billy Bishop » 15 Feb 2003, 22:49

Awesome!

I can't wait till I back-pack across Europe!
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Post by Korbius » 15 Feb 2003, 23:49

Erik, what kind of Aircrafts did the JG 5 have stationed in that airfield?
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Post by Erik E » 16 Feb 2003, 00:29

Hallo!

The JG5 had Bf109-G6 and G14`s in 1944. In early -45 they also had some Fw 190A`s stationed there.
The main forces was located at Sola airfield 1 Km west of Forus. By the end of the war, nearly 100 planes were found at Forus/Sola. Among them, the Ar234 now on display in USA!

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Post by Korbius » 16 Feb 2003, 02:01

Wow, even the Arado 234 was stationed there? Thanks a lot for the info!
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Post by Erik E » 17 Feb 2003, 00:55

The sad part of the story, is that before the British forces left Sola, they blew up everything they didn`t want to bring along....
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Post by Redbaron1908 » 17 Feb 2003, 01:29

great pictures i have a question did these shelters provide real shelter or were they largely usless what im trying to ask is could they withstand heavy bombs or not thanks
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Post by Erik E » 17 Feb 2003, 01:36

Hallo!

As you see there are no roofs on these shelters......
The German name for them was "Splitterschützbox" which means "shrapnel protection box".
It was not meant for direct hits, but to protect the planes for shrapnel.
I guess there were too few recources at this stage of the war to build a bombproof shelter......

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