Leg 2 — LKCV → EDDC

Chomutov → Dresden Cross into Germany, entering what was once the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). Dresden’s skyline tells two stories — destruction from WWII, and rebuilding under Soviet influence.

Cold War Context:

Dresden sat firmly within the Eastern Bloc, where aviation was closely tied to military and state operations.The further north you fly, the more symbolic the terrain becomes. Berlin lies ahead — a city that wasn’t just divided by ideology, but physically split by concrete, barbed wire, and armed patrols. The skies above it were just as controlled as the streets below.