ASAE > Giebelstadt Germany DF Detachment

Extracted from email with Robert Snelling:
"You're right Tom, Giebelstadt is a small town South of Wurzburg. It is an old Luftwaffe base built before the war. When I was there, it was operated by the USAF we were kind of attached to them. There is still some kind of US military there, because they have a website. I have written them but, never got an answer. Well, thanks again Tom, for your intrest and maybe some day someone will show up."

                                    Best regards, Robert Snelling

A Short Note From Ron Knief:
Giebelstadt is about 10-15 miles south of Wuerzburg on a U.S. Air Force base. It was one of the few DF sites in Germany that I visited where we had the facilities of a fairly large U.S. base. The one thing about this that I did appreciate was the great breakfasts which helped to soothe hangovers! Since there wasn't a lot of night life in that small town I took the bus into Wuerzburg every night. There was a beautiful night club there that was one of the most beautifully lit and appointed night spots I have ever seen. I found myself dancing and drinking well into the night and also, I might add, well after the last bus went back to Giebelstadt Fortunately I was with some young Germans and was invited to sleep on their couch. After even more drinking at their place which was within the walls of the Wuerzburg castle I fell into what passed for sleep and was awakened by a huge white dog that I could barely make out in the dark. It was not a sight that helps a pounding hangover. They gave me breakfast and I found a bus back to the base the next morning.

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