bernd1151 Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 I did this flight yesterday and when I wanted to publish my trip today I just noticed that Karsten had partly covered a similar area of GEN. But as I do it from a different angle I hope that Karsten does not mind. Our little trip starts in Kiel, an East Sea port and home to the German navy since 1848. One famous navy landmark is the Laboe Naval Memorial (see the red arrow). It was completed in 1937 and should memorialize the Great War dead of the German Imperial Naval Forces. In 1954 it was rededicated to commemorate sailors of all nationalities, who died during World Wars. A hall of remembrance and WWII German U-boat are located at the foot of the monument. This U-995 is the world’s only remaining Type VII U-boat This U-boat is not part of GEN, but a separate add-on On our travel further east, we are lucky to encounter a Tall Ship race (part of the Hendrik Nielsen ship package) The first ship we pass is the famous American “Eagle” As we plan to fly further east, we will penetrate deep into former Prussian territory, so I thought that my Waco should carry a Prussian livery The next highlight are the white cliffs of…no, not Dover, but Rügen, made famous first in 1818 by painter Caspar David Friedrich Still over Rügen we swing around a bit and come to a fairly huge train terminal, which served as main freight hub between Northern Germany and Sweden since 1891 While traveling further east, I just couldn’t believe my eyes, when I spotted THIS: PRORA. A colossal beach resort structure on the island of Rügen, built by the Nazis between 1936 and 1939 Prora was envisioned by the Nazis as a parallel to “Butlins”, British holiday camps designed to provide affordable holidays for the average worker. Eight identical housing blocks, a theatre, indoor swimming pools and a huge festival hall were designed to offer accommodation for some 20,000 people. The whole construction has a length of 4.5 kilometers and won an award in 1937 at the Paris World Exhibition. Only from higher up in the air one can see the true size of this colossus Still further east we would reach Peenemünde, made (in)famous by the V rockets, developed by Wernher von Braun and his colleagues. But as this area has already been covered by Karsten, I’ll stop here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Absolutely outstanding tour & narration. Thank you all for covering this area (and the appetizer...). PS: Where did you get the U-995? Freeware, DEX, or some forbidden-to-post-here-and-put-into-a-personal-message payware? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolter van der Spoel Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Fab screens and story Bernd made by Manfred and available at Simdocks.de 7 minutes ago, Stillwater said: PS: Where did you get the U-995? Freeware, DEX, or some forbidden-to-post-here-and-put-into-a-personal-message payware? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Remarkable images and post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasi31 Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Fantastic tour Bernd! Great shots and narration! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Smashing set indeed. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 That was the most amazing tour and narration I've seen in a while. I loved it!! Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taph Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Grand tour thanks for taking us along Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted September 25, 2016 Author Share Posted September 25, 2016 Thank you all very much for your kind comments my friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Outstanding shots and tour Bernd plus a stunning paint on your bird . Orbx really nailed the details with GEN !! . Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julio Garcia Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Very beuatiful shots Bernd. Great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Spectacular shots! Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Wonderful trip in time really well captured. Concerning Prora, these kind of legacies of the past are supposed to disappear for the coming decads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietboy Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Very nice shots !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyb52 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Nice set, Bernd! Best, Lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted September 26, 2016 Author Share Posted September 26, 2016 Thank you very much, gents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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