RAF Laarbruch
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RAF Laarbruch was a former Royal Air Force station in Germany that served as a key Cold War base for various RAF squadrons and NATO operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAF Laarbruch canonical | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force station
ⓘ
military air base ⓘ |
| basedAircraftType |
Bristol Britannia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chinook helicopter NERFINISHED ⓘ English Electric Canberra NERFINISHED ⓘ Gloster Meteor NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawker Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ Lockheed C-130 Hercules NERFINISHED ⓘ McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II NERFINISHED ⓘ Panavia Tornado GR1 NERFINISHED ⓘ SEPECAT Jaguar NERFINISHED ⓘ Westland Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ de Havilland Vampire NERFINISHED ⓘ de Havilland Venom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closed | 1999 ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison |
No. 15 Squadron RAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 16 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 18 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 2 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 208 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 21 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 25 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 3 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 31 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 430 Tactical Fighter Squadron RCAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 431 Tactical Fighter Squadron RCAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 70 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 92 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 98 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostedUnitType |
helicopter squadrons
ⓘ
strike/attack squadrons ⓘ transport squadrons ⓘ |
| ICAOCode | ETUL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
German–Dutch border
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Weeze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOperationRole |
Balkan conflicts air operations
ⓘ
Gulf War support operations ⓘ NATO nuclear strike planning ⓘ |
| numberOfRunways | 1 ⓘ |
| opened | 1954 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
RAF Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RAF Second Tactical Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postClosureName | Weeze Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postClosureUse | civilian airport ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
air defence
ⓘ
reconnaissance operations ⓘ strike operations ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| status | former RAF station ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NATO
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Air Force Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Cold War ⓘ |
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