RAF Gutersloh
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RAF Gutersloh was a Royal Air Force station in West Germany that served as a key Cold War airbase for British fighter and reconnaissance squadrons.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAF Gütersloh | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| allianceRole | NATO forward operating base ⓘ |
| basedAircraft |
Canberra PR7
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canberra PR9 NERFINISHED ⓘ English Electric Lightning NERFINISHED ⓘ Harrier GR3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Harrier GR5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawker Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ Westland Gazelle NERFINISHED ⓘ Westland Puma NERFINISHED ⓘ Westland Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedUnit |
No. 14 Squadron RAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 18 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 19 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 2 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 230 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 3 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 4 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 92 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Allied forces in 1945 ⓘ |
| closed | early 1990s ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | Royal Air Force Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostNationSupport | Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IATAcode | GUT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | ETUO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Germany
ⓘ
North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ |
| location | near Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Gütersloh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRole | key NATO airbase on the inner German border ⓘ |
| opened | World War II era ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| originalUse | Luftwaffe airfield ⓘ |
| partOf | British Forces Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postClosureUse |
German Army base
ⓘ
civilian industrial and commercial area ⓘ |
| primaryEraOfUse | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| strategicPurpose | defence of the North German Plain ⓘ |
| transferredTo | Royal Air Force after World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Cold War forward air operations
ⓘ
air defence ⓘ fighter operations ⓘ reconnaissance operations ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
RAF Gütersloh