RAF Rheindahlen
Former Royal Air Force administrative base / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about RAF Rheindahlen?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
The former Royal Air Force Rheindahlen, more commonly known as RAF Rheindahlen,[1] was a non-flying Royal Air Force (RAF) military administrative base, becoming part of the Rheindahlen Military Complex[1] (JHQ Rheindahlen) in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; collectively a part of British Forces Germany (BFG). The Royal Air Force station was named after the nearby town and railway station of Rheindahlen. In the 1950s and 1960s, it was more commonly referred to as RAF Mönchengladbach; due to Rheindahlen being the Army's name for the same JHQ. It was unusual in that the RAF station land was publicly accessible, with public transport routes, and even German civilian mail service (Rheindahlen 2).
RAF Rheindahlen | |
---|---|
Part of JHQ Rheindahlen, British Forces Germany | |
Rheindahlen, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany | |
Coordinates | 51°10′28″N 06°18′34″E |
Type | Royal Air Force station |
Site information | |
Owner | Ministry of Defence (UK) |
Operator | Royal Air Force |
Controlled by | originally: RAF Second Tactical Air Force (2TAF) latterly: Royal Air Force Germany (RAFG)[1] |
Site history | |
Built | 1954; 70 years ago (1954) |
Built for | Air Ministry |
In use | 22 November 1954 (1954-11-22) to 1 April 1993; 31 years ago (1993-04-01)[1] |