The luftwaffe's Area 51

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Rechlin-Lärz was once part of the Third Reich era's Luftwaffe main testing ground, or Erprobungsstelle for new aircraft designs. Construction of the first airfield at Rechlin started in 1916. In 1935, the Rechlin airfield became the official testing ground of the newly formed Luftwaffe. Also captured planes were tested at the airfields. I stopped-by Lärz airport once before in 2011, but did not visit the small museum that is on the site of the former Rechlin airfield. Last Monday we made a visit to the museum.

Former Rechlin and Roggentin airfields

A trip report with pictures can be found here

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