I was stationed in Wiesbaden, but I was was TDY to Tempelhof. I was in the RAPCON, watching aircraft fly in and out of Berlin, via the 3 corridors. It was interesting.
I was stationed at Tempelhof for two years starting in 1964. USAF Russian voice intercept operator. A dream assignment. Studied classical guitar with a true master on Solmstrasse, had an apartment with some of the guys on Paulinen Strasse and a one-lunger BMW motorcycle. Naturally, for the last year of my enlistment I was shipped to Shemya AK. Sigh. The country was really different back then. The Berliners I knew were still talking about the airlift. I wonder if the Luftbruecke Denkmal is still standing.
Front row seat!! Thanks for sharing your experience.