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 Schleswig-Jagel
After
the British left
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Fairey Gannet of No.1 Marineflieger Schleswig-Jagel 1958 |
The last RAF units left Jagel in
1958, when the airfield was handed over to the newly
founded Marineflieger (MFG).
Ironically, the last
British aircraft to leave Schleswig-Jagel were the deHavilland Mosquitos - the former direct opponent of
the last German aircraft operating at Schleswig-Jagel,
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In the following
years both MFG 1 and MFG 2 operated out of Schleswig-Jagel,
until MFG 2 moved to Nordholz in 1962. Since then MFG 1
was the only occupant of Germany's largest military
airfield until the unit disbanded on 31st December 1993
and Schleswig-Jagel was taken over by AG51. |
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The hangers,
which housed the Messerschmitt Bf 110 night-fighters
remain today, their disguise as farm buildings still
very convincing. These ex hangers, connected by the weed
infested taxiways, are now used as storerooms. |
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Drawing shows the hanger as it would have
looked with a Messerschmitt Bf110 inside.
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Recent photo of the hanger. The formerly
open front has been bricked up. |
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The airfield at Jagel is today the largest and busiest Luftwaffe
base in Germany and a regular venue for Air Shows. However, much of its wartime past is still
clearly visible.
Unfortunately, the Kommandantur was recently demolished and the site
used for a large concrete command centre. |
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Interestingly, in
the town of Schleswig, the low brick wall where the
pilots of II/NJG3 would sit wearing their dark glasses
whilst waiting for the transport to the airfield, still
remains. Photograph by local historian Alex Herz. |
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The Sherwoods made their second tour
of Germany in January 1965, adding a
female vocalist to their line up.
In March the Sherwoods became resident
band at the Schleihalle Club in
Schleswig and continued to draw crowds
there until they returned to the UK in
May 1965.
In the personal archives of group
co-founder Malcolm Drew are privately
made recordings of the band performing
live in the 60's at the Schleihalle in
Schleswig. |
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With sincere
thanks to Malcolm Brooke for permission to show the
photos, and for much of
the information on this page.
Visit Malcom's
website. |
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