Royal Air Force Station Bruggen

former British military Royal Air Force station and airbase near Bruggen in North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
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Royal Air Force Station Bruggen

Summary

Royal Air Force Station Bruggen is a barracks[1]. It draws 62 Wikipedia views per month (barracks category, ranking #17 of 147).[2]

Key Facts

  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen is located in Niederkrüchten[3].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen is located in North Rhine-Westphalia[4].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen is in the country of Germany[5].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen's image is recorded as Royal Air Force (RAF) Tornado GR1 ZA600 'CM' of No. 17 Squadron RAF from RAF Brüggen in West Germany, at RAF Wyton to celebrate the Canberra's 40th anniversary in the Royal Air Force, 12 May 1989, (26996399906).jpg[6].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen's instance of is recorded as barracks[7].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen's instance of is recorded as air base[8].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen's instance of is recorded as Royal Air Force station[9].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen's commissioned by is recorded as Airfield Construction Branch RAF[10].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen's operator is recorded as Royal Air Force[11].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen's ICAO airport code is recorded as ETUR[12].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen's military branch is recorded as Royal Air Force[13].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen's part of is recorded as RAF Second Tactical Air Force[14].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen's part of is recorded as Royal Air Force Germany[15].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen's Commons category is recorded as RAF Brüggen[16].
  • +1953-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Royal Air Force Station Bruggen[17].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen was dissolved in +2001-06-15T00:00:00Z[18].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.2, 'lon': 6.1294444444444}[19].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/032wtr[20].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen's significant event is recorded as Cold War[21].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6296874[22].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen's date of official opening is recorded as +1953-00-00T00:00:00Z[23].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+73'}[24].

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Geography

Royal Air Force Station Bruggen is in the country of Germany[5]. Located in include Niederkrüchten[3], a municipality without town privileges in Germany[25], in Germany[26] and North Rhine-Westphalia[4], a federated state of Germany[27], in Germany[28], founded in 1946[29]. Part of include RAF Second Tactical Air Force[14], a tactical air force[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1943[32] and Royal Air Force Germany[15], a command[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1959[35], headquartered in RAF Rheindahlen[36].

Physical Characteristics

Royal Air Force Station Bruggen's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+73'}[24].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include barracks[7], air base[8], and Royal Air Force station[9].

History and Context

+1953-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Royal Air Force Station Bruggen[17].

Why It Matters

Royal Air Force Station Bruggen draws 62 Wikipedia views per month (barracks category, ranking #17 of 147).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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