Grostenquin, France
Local Area Photographs



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  1. Seasonal lighting brightens things up in Saarbrucken - December 1960.
    Courtesy Traven Searle.

  2. Seasonal lighting brightens things up in Saarbrucken - December 1960.
    Courtesy Traven Searle.

  3. St. Nicholas parade in Puttelange - December 1960.
    Courtesy Dale Newton.

  4. St. Nicholas parade in Puttelange - December 1960.
    Courtesy Dale Newton.

  5. The village of Zimming as seen from the bunker at the Microwave site - December 1960.
    Courtesy George Bignell.

  6. Remains of a bombed out building about 5 miles from the station - November 1960.
    Courtesy Duff Shaw.

  7. Major intersection - October 1960.
    Courtesy Duff Shaw.

  8. La Maison Kammerzell in Strasbourg France was a highly rated restaurant - October 1960.
    Courtesy Ren L'Ecuyer.

  9. Our home in the village of Grostenquin - September 1960.
    Courtesy Joy Gilbert.

  10. A typical view from our home in Grostenquin - September 1960.
    Courtesy Joy Gilbert.

  11. The famous "manure piles" found in Guessling and Hemering - August 1960.
    Courtesy Curt Usherwood.

  12. The view from our apartment balcony in Morhange - August 1960.
    Courtesy Moe Campbell.

  13. The view from our apartment balcony in Morhange - August 1960.
    Courtesy Moe Campbell.

  14. A World War II American tank located in Bastogne, Belgium - August 1960.
    Courtesy Moe Campbell.

  15. Merlebach was a mining community between St. Avold and the German border on Route N-3 - July 1960.
    Courtesy Duff Shaw.

  16. This is "Gigi". She was one of the waitresses at the bistro "Hotel de L'Aerodrome" in Lelling was close to the end of the runway - July 1960.
    Courtesy Michel "Mike" Fleury.

  17. The view down Route D-24 between Hemering and looking towards Lelling - July 1960.
    Courtesy Donald Hodgson.

  18. Entering the village of Lelling - July 1960.
    It was rumoured that Patton's tanks shot down the steeple of the church to remove a German machine gun post.
    Courtesy Donald Hodgson.

  19. The highway appears to run smack into the building - July 1960.
    In reality, this is the intersection of Route D-24 and D-79 in Lelling. Take D-79 to the left and you are heading towards Folschviller and onwards towards St. Avold. This was known as the "short route to PMQs".
    Courtesy Donald Hodgson.

  20. The highway continues through the village of Lelling - July 1960.
    Courtesy Donald Hodgson.

  21. A sizeable "manure pile" outside of a restaurant in Lelling - July 1960.
    Courtesy Donald Hodgson.

  22. The usual "cow parade" between Hemering and the airfield - July 1960.
    Courtesy Traven Searle.

  23. Lucient St-Hillaire in the town of Saint Hillaire - June 1960.
    Courtesy Lucien St-Hillaire.

  24. USAF F-102 parked at the Phalsburg Open House - June 1960.
    Courtesy Ted Parks.

  25. Static displays at the Phalsburg Open House - June 1960.
    Courtesy Ted Parks.

  26. USAF Thunderbirds aerial demonstration at Phalsburg - June 1960.
    Courtesy Ted Parks.

  27. The "Café 0 20 - 100 0" in St. Avold. Phonetically in French, it was "Au café au vin sans eau" (Engish translation - "Bistro at wine without water") - June 1960.
    Courtesy Lucien St-Hilaire.

  28. A photo of one of the crosses which were found along the roads. These were dedicated to people who were killed at that particular spot - May 1960.
    Courtesy Lucien St-Hilaire.

  29. New PMQs under construction in Metz - May 1960.
    Courtesy Archie Gill.

  30. New PMQs under construction in Metz - May 1960.
    Courtesy Archie Gill.

  31. Storks in a nest near the village of Lelling - May 1960.
    Courtesy Ted Hackett.

  32. 2 Wing as seen from a nearby village - May 1960.
    Courtesy Ted Hackett.

  33. The village of Lelling as seen from the end of the runway. Note that the emergency barrier is up at the end of the runway - May 1960.
    Courtesy Michel "Mike" Fleury.

  34. Unidentified function and location - April 1960.
    Courtesy Traven Searle.

  35. Unidentified function and location - April 1960.
    Courtesy Traven Searle.

  36. Unidentified function and location - April 1960.
    Courtesy Traven Searle.

  37. Road marker on Route N3 indicating St. Avold 7 km - April 1960.
    Courtesy Duff Shaw.

  38. The Palais du Justice in Sarreguemines - April 1960.
    Courtesy Duff Shaw.

  39. A "Honey Wagon" coming in from a days work - April 1960.
    Courtesy Duff Shaw.

  40. (L-R) Sharda Kell, unknown, Pete LaMontagne, Susan Waugh on the economy near Ernestviller - April 1960.
    Courtesy Susan Waugh (Hirst).

  41. The bistro "Hotel de L'Aerodrome" in Lelling was close to the end of the runway - April 1960.
    Courtesy Michel "Mike" Fleury.

  42. A peddlers truck outside of Lelling - March 1960.
    Courtesy Susan Waugh (Hirst).

  43. Storks in a nest near the village of Lelling - March 1960.
    Courtesy Traven Searle.

  44. Storks in a nest near the village of Lelling - March 1960.
    Courtesy Robyn Virr (now Gerein).

  45. This is the type of view that you did not see to often in Hemering & Guessling - January 1960.
    Courtesy Traven Searle.



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Updated: September 10, 2003