I was fortunate enough to spend a day (Thursday - 7 November 2002) in the Metz area. I originally wanted to visit the Chateau. It was deserted except for an uncooperative security guard at the main gate. All the buildings were in some state of disrepair and the grounds were overgrown. I was tempted to scale the fence to the west, but these days with video surveillance etc, I didn't want to take a chance on being caught.
So, I drove around to the bunkers just to see if there was a way in. I had tried in 1976, 1981, 1990 and again in 1996 - all to no avail. But 2002 proved to be my lucky year! I only had a few hours in Metz and as soon as I saw the opening, I crawled in, saw that I had reasonable access, and then drove back to Metz to buy a good flashlight.
I thought that by photographing rooms and areas that were rather distinctive, anyone who had worked there would immediately recognize the area, and hopefully provide some details as to what I saw.
The bunker is mostly a collection of empty rooms and has obviously not been used for anything since the RCAF moved out - with the exception of beer parties as the place was littered with empty beer bottles. It was a bit difficult to proceed with only a small flashlight to frame the photos, but it appears as if most of these turned out OK.
The two top floors were accessible - but there was a passageway leading down to the rear where another bunker sits - and this was totally flooded.
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Updated: November 10, 2002