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.

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RAF Laarbruch canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force station
military air base
basedAircraftType Bristol Britannia
Chinook helicopter
linked to: CH-47F Chinook

English Electric Canberra
Gloster Meteor
Hawker Hunter
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
Panavia Tornado GR1
linked to: Panavia Tornado

SEPECAT Jaguar
Westland Wessex
de Havilland Vampire
de Havilland Venom
closed 1999
country Germany
garrison No. 15 Squadron RAF
No. 16 Squadron RAF
No. 18 Squadron RAF
No. 2 Squadron RAF
No. 208 Squadron RAF
No. 21 Squadron RAF
No. 25 Squadron RAF
No. 3 Squadron RAF
No. 31 Squadron RAF
No. 430 Tactical Fighter Squadron RCAF
No. 431 Tactical Fighter Squadron RCAF
No. 70 Squadron RAF
No. 92 Squadron RAF
No. 98 Squadron RAF
hostedUnitType helicopter squadrons
strike/attack squadrons
transport squadrons
ICAOCode ETUL
locatedIn North Rhine-Westphalia
locatedNear German–Dutch border
Weeze
notableOperationRole Balkan conflicts air operations
Gulf War support operations
NATO nuclear strike planning
numberOfRunways 1
opened 1954
operator Royal Air Force
partOf RAF Germany
RAF Second Tactical Air Force
postClosureName Weeze Airport
postClosureUse civilian airport
primaryRole air defence
reconnaissance operations
strike operations
runwaySurface asphalt
status former RAF station
usedBy NATO
Royal Air Force Germany
linked to: RAF Germany
usedDuring Cold War

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

No. 4 Squadron RAF operatedFrom RAF Laarbruch
RAF Germany garrison RAF Laarbruch
No. 141 Squadron RAF garrison RAF Laarbruch
subject linked to: 141 Squadron
No. 4 Squadron RAF basedAt RAF Laarbruch
subject linked to: No. 4 Squadron