DC10FE Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Was the 3-letter code (the IATA code) for Rhein Main AB FRA or FRF? One is for the air base & the other is for the flughaven, but I can\'t remember which is which. I remember the ICAO code for the air base was EDAF. Thanks, Don R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWoods Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Does this help, its from the Landings site FRF (ICAO: EDAF) RHEIN-MAIN AIR FORCE BASE FRANKFURT, HESSEN DEUTSCHLAND (GERMANY) Latitude: 50° 2\' 13.10\" North Longitude: 8° 33\' 49.80\" East Elevation: 364\' (111m) Max. Runway Length: 13123\' (4000m) Comments: joint public/military Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWoods Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 FRA (ICAO: EDDF) FRANKFURT/RHEIN-MAIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FRANKFURT/MAIN, HESSEN DEUTSCHLAND (GERMANY) Latitude: 50° 1\' 35.12\" North Longitude: 8° 32\' 35.25\" East Elevation: 371\' (113m) Max. Runway Length: 13123\' (4000m) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC10FE Posted September 17, 2007 Author Share Posted September 17, 2007 Thanks, Bob I never thought to check the Landings.com web site. Lots of good stuff there. Don R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 FRF is correct spent most of my tdy\'s at FRF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hush Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Don - A better question is, what would the 3 letter be for the Legion??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
701260 Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 man i remember rhein main. had the worst sore throat of my life when i got there. the 37th i do believe, was the best group of guys there ever was to work with. after any eval , theres or ours, the beer would flow and the brats were grilling. found memories of there. to bad its all gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC10FE Posted September 19, 2007 Author Share Posted September 19, 2007 Hey Hush! Welcome aboard. I can think of a few 3-letter codes for the Legion, but quite a few more 4-letter ones; especially the morning after. If you Google Earth Waldorf, you can find the building there. I don\'t know if it\'s still open or not, though. The last time I was there was in 1995 when I made a detour on my way home from Kigali. So how\'s the retired life? Don R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigherk Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 The legion was open in 97 when a few buddies went through there. Do guys miss the woman that would go to the pits and sunbathe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hush Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Don - (or should I say Ron Dodgers) - I did an earth Google search and found the legion - can\'t determine the date of the image, but it did not look like it was being used for it\'s intended purpose (drinking)! The story\'s that could be told at that bar! Wonder if Stacy is still kicking? I never thought I would live to see Berlin Wall come down or the AF turning Rhein Main back to the Germans! Ah, the good ole days! Hope all is well - miss being in the Herk, and remain proud of my time as a 130 loadmaster. Best wishes my friend - Hush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tristar Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Ah yes...the pit.. I rememeber it well...had to watch out for the MP\'s but the view was great. Spent two tdy tours at FRF while assigned to the 37th when it was still at Langley. I,too, miss the guys, the airplane, the job, a Loadmaster. We had such fun and games...the trouble caused by the cap pistols you could get at Lenos in Avanto, Italy. The Turkey Trot\'s we flew. I had nearly as many stick hours as our green co-pilot. The memories are still there and my old AC is living in Virginia and my Nav is just south of me in San Antonio. Shore have a great need to go visit, remember the days.. Oh well....no one wants a 64 yr old Loadmaster that can barely remember how to fill out a form F...........LOL........John/tristar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 John I was in the 37th 69-73 and did a few rotes to Rhein Main. bob daley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flteng1994 Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 Just to go off topic, I was stationed at Rhein Main in the eighties and there was an FE named Don Rodgers at that time in the 37th was that you?:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalonFlyboy8336 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 wal - for waldrof i reckon , just a hop over the fence if the back gate was not open and skip across the tracks without getting hit for the shortcut, or you walked the 4.2 miles down the path in the woods till you broke out to the legions back steps.been there done that many times , also went to the pits that way too, many an afternoon chugging brews n sunning watching the 1/2 naked n naked german babes .....the good old days..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 I remember going to the Pig Farm for schnitzel, to Lava Rock for great steaks, and sucking down the Jaegermeisters and beer at Sachsenhausen.....Der Blum video bar....waaaay too much fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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