RAF Wildenrath
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RAF Wildenrath was a former Royal Air Force station in West Germany that served as a key Cold War base for British air defense and strike aircraft.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Wildenrath Air Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closureReason | post–Cold War defence cuts ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateClosed | 1992 ⓘ |
| dateOpened | 1952 ⓘ |
| garrison |
RAF Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Tactical Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mönchengladbach
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wegberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
NATO
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RAF Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postClosureUse |
industrial estate
ⓘ
railway test and validation centre ⓘ |
| railTestCentreOperator | Siemens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | British Forces Germany area of operations ⓘ |
| roleDuringColdWar |
front-line NATO air defence base
ⓘ
strike and reconnaissance base ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| stationedAircraftType |
English Electric Canberra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gloster Javelin NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawker Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawker Siddeley Harrier NERFINISHED ⓘ McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II NERFINISHED ⓘ SEPECAT Jaguar NERFINISHED ⓘ Westland Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ de Havilland Vampire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| use |
air defence
ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ strike operations ⓘ training ⓘ |
| usedBy |
No. 14 Squadron RAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 17 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 19 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 2 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 20 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 213 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 234 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 431 Maintenance Unit RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 60 Maintenance Unit RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 60 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 88 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 92 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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