RAF Wildenrath
Coordinates: 51°6′54.3″N 6°12′49.4″E / 51.115083°N 6.213722°E / 51.115083; 6.213722
| Royal Air Force Station Wildenrath | |
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| Active | 15 January 1952 – ?? 1992 |
| Country | Germany |
| Allegiance | UK: British Armed Forces |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Type | Flying station |
| Role | Fighter attack and air defence |
| Part of | RAF Second Tactical Air Force, then Royal Air Force Germany |
| Based near | Wildenrath, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Nickname | "Wildenrath", "Wilders" |
| Motto | Immer Bereit |
| Royal Air Force Ensign | |
| March | Royal Air Force March Past |
| Equipment | English Electric Canberra, Phantom FGR.2, Harrier, Bloodhound Missiles |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Gp Capt JE "Johnnie" Johnson |
| RAF Wildenrath | |||
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| IATA: WID – ICAO: EDUW.OLD | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military (Airport no longer in operation) | ||
| Owner | formerly: Ministry of Defence | ||
| Operator | formerly: Royal Air Force | ||
| Location | Wildenrath, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| was Asphalt, now removed | |||
The former Royal Air Force Station Wildenrath, commonly known as RAF Wildenrath, was a Royal Air Force military airbase which opened on 15 January 1952. Wildenrath was the first of four 'Clutch' stations built for the RAF in Germany during the early 1950s. The other stations were at RAF Geilenkirchen, opened on 24 May 1953, RAF Brüggen, formed in 1 May 1953 and completed in July of that year, and RAF Laarbruch, opened on 15 October 1954. RAF Wildenrath, with RAF Bruggen and RAF Laarbruch were clustered fairly closely together and came under the auspices of NATO's Second Allied Tactical Air Force (2ATAF).
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