In the satellite image, there is a small section of runway remaining at the eastern edge of the development, beyond this there appears to be shadows which at first glance look like a continuation of the central markers, any ideas what this is? (zoom right in)
It's just about the 50th anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster, when 8 members of the British Manchester United football (soccer) team and 15 other people died during a failed takeoff from this airport on a slushy runway:
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It's 'Riem' not 'Reim'
🔗 Fri, 24 Jan 2014
— Anonymous Flyer at Flughafen München-Riem, Germany Reply
It is pronunced like english 'reim', but in german, it is written 'Riem' or 'München-Riem'.
re: Remaining runway
🔗 Fri, 20 May 2011
— @ptomblin at Flughafen München-Riem, Germany Reply
It looks like the foundations for the approach light system to me.
Remaining runway
🔗 Fri, 20 May 2011
— Anonymous Flyer at Flughafen München-Riem, Germany Reply
In the satellite image, there is a small section of runway remaining at the eastern edge of the development, beyond this there appears to be shadows which at first glance look like a continuation of the central markers, any ideas what this is? (zoom right in)
Munich Air Disaster, 1958
🔗 Sat, 02 Feb 2008
— @david at Flughafen München-Riem, Germany Reply
It's just about the 50th anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster, when 8 members of the British Manchester United football (soccer) team and 15 other people died during a failed takeoff from this airport on a slushy runway:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_air_disaster
The airport closed in 1992 and has been redeveloped, with only the control tower and a terminal building left.