Originally Posted by
Sisosig
Hardly anyone on this forum will have heard of the place, or would know where it is situated exactly... but a
Hampton by Hilton is planned in
Gütersloh, NRW, Germany. (
source). Actually, Gutersloh is the city of appliances manufacturer Miele and publisher Bertelsmann and has a population of 100 000. Until recently the airport was in use by the British R.A.F. The city is located between Dortmund and Hannover, near Bielefeld.
Think I actually went onto the base in the early 90’s, whilst staying with a friend staying further south at Laarbruch.
From what I remember the Harriers were redeployed from Gütersloh, down to Laarbruch.