Royal Air Force Brüggen, more commonly known as RAF Brüggen, (IATA: BGN, ICAO: EDUR) in Germany was a Royal Air Force station until 15 June 2001. It was...
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from RAF Laarbruch and RAF Brüggen. Between September 1984 and March 2019, the Goldstars operated the Panavia Tornado GR1/4, initially from RAF Brüggen and...
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Panavia Tornado (redirect from RAF Tornado GR4)
the two Brüggen squadrons joined by No. 14 (Designate) Squadron in mid-1985. No. IX (B) Squadron relocated from RAF Honington to RAF Brüggen on 1 October...
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and 17 Squadron based at RAF Bruggen followed by 1977. 20 Squadron and 31 Squadron also based at RAF Bruggen brought the RAF Jaguar force to its peak...
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Royal Air Force (redirect from RAF stations)
The main RAF bases in RAF(G) were RAF Brüggen, RAF Gutersloh, RAF Laarbruch and RAF Wildenrath – the only air defence base in RAF(G). With the decline...
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early 1950s. RAF Wildenrath opened on 15 January 1952, and was followed by RAF Geilenkirchen on 24 May 1953, RAF Brüggen in July 1953, and RAF Laarbruch...
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stations) No. 37 Squadron RAF Regiment, RAF Bruggen, (Air Defence, 8x Rapier launch stations) No. 63 Squadron RAF Regiment, RAF Gütersloh, (Air Defence...
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1954–1956 at RAF Linton-on-Ouse 67 Squadron 1953–1956 at RAF Wildenrath then RAF Bruggen 71 Squadron 1953–1956 at RAF Wildenrath then RAF Bruggen 92 Squadron...
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Phantom squadrons (four of them) were at RAF Bruggen. No. 111(F) Squadron replaced their Lightnings (from RAF Wattisham) with Phantoms from 1 October 1974...
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to RAF Wildenrath in April 1957 and flew from here before standing down on 31 December 1969. It stood up once more on 1 September 1970 at RAF Brüggen, this...
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various Jaguars, including the front fuselage of XW563. It arrived from RAF Brüggen in 2001 and was on display at the main gate until February 2007 when...
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commanded IX (Bomber) Squadron and then became Deputy Station Commander RAF Bruggen. He was deployed as NATO Air Commander (Forward) in Kosovo in 2000. He...
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Air Force's presence in Germany, No. IX (B) Squadron relocated from RAF Brüggen to RAF Marham on 17 July 2001, followed shortly by No. 31 Squadron on 17...
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Brüggen may refer to: Brüggen, Germany, municipality in the district of Viersen, Germany RAF Bruggen, former Royal Air Force Station Brüggen (Leine), German...
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under the auspices of RAF Germany in 1970 and 1971: 2 Squadron, 14 Squadron, 17 Squadron, and 31 Squadron, all at RAF Brüggen. Along with their conventional...
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Royal Air Force Honington or more simply RAF Honington (IATA: BEQ, ICAO: EGXH) is a Royal Air Force station located 6 mi (9.7 km) south of Thetford near...
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GR1s from RAF Brüggen in Germany during January 2001, Lossiemouth became the busiest fast-jet station in the RAF. In May 2001, No. 51 Squadron RAF Regiment...
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Royal Air Force Germany (redirect from RAF Germany)
Bruggen Laarbruch Gütersloh Wildenrath RAF Germany was established on 1 January 1959; 65 years ago (1959-01-01), through the renaming of the RAF's Second...
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at RAF Bruggen and operated Phantom FGR.2s until April 1975, when they were replaced with the SEPECAT Jaguar. From 1976 their role at RAF Bruggen, assigned...
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Squadron based at RAF Bruggen in 1987, Personal Staff Officer to the Chief of the Air Staff in 1989 and station commander at RAF Bruggen in 1992. He went...
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the "Crabro" insignia adorning the tail fin, first from RAF Ahlhorn and later from RAF Bruggen, while a detachment was for a short time in 1956 stationed...
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at RAF Brüggen. The 1998 Strategic Defence Review decided that in 2001 No. 9 Squadron, along with No. 31 Squadron, would relocate from RAF Brüggen to...
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14 Squadron crashed in farmland approximately 35 miles from its base, RAF Brüggen in Germany, having been accidentally hit by an air-to-air missile fired...
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operated the Bristol Bloodhound Surface-to-Air Missile from RAF Brüggen, West Germany and later RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire. The Squadron regained its wings...
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XV485 at RAF Brüggen. The Hunter No. II (AC) Squadron at RAF Gütersloh continued to operate in tandem with the Phantom No. II Squadron at Brüggen until 1...
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war he was released and returned to the RAF for a further ten years. Having been at RAF Brüggen, he moved to RAF Cottesmore in 1993, becoming an instructor...
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124 Wing RAF), and RAF Wunstorf (No. 123 Wing RAF), while No. 83 Group directed wings at RAF Bruggen, Celle, RAF Geilenkirchen, RAF Wahn, and RAF Wildenrath...
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Royal Air Force to store the WE.177 nuclear bomb; 10 at RAF Brüggen in Germany and 24 at RAF Marham in Britain. Bechtel National Inc. (USA), Main contractor...
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David Harcourt-Smith (section RAF career)
Commanding No. 6 Squadron in 1969 before moving on to be Station Commander at RAF Bruggen in 1972 and Commandant of the Royal Air Force College Cranwell in 1978...
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Conversion Team at RAF Lossiemouth in June 1973, station commander at RAF Lossiemouth in August 1975 and station commander at RAF Bruggen in 1976. He went...
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