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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Summary

Royal Air Force Station Bruggen is a barracks[1]. It draws 41 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 instance of is recorded as barracks[6].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen's instance of is recorded as air base[7].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen's instance of is recorded as Royal Air Force station[8].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen's commissioned by is recorded as Airfield Construction Branch RAF[9].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen is operated by Royal Air Force[10].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen's IATA airport code is recorded as BGN[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 is part of RAF Second Tactical Air Force[14].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen is part of Royal Air Force Germany[15].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen's Commons category is recorded as RAF Brüggen[16].
  • 1953 marks the founding of Royal Air Force Station Bruggen[17].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen was dissolved in June 15, 2001[18].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 51.2, 'longitude': 6.1294444444444}[19].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen's significant event is recorded as Cold War[20].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen's date of official opening is recorded as 1953[21].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+73'}[22].
  • Royal Air Force Station Bruggen's state of use is recorded as decommissioned[23].

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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[24], in Germany[25] and North Rhine-Westphalia[4], a federated state of Germany[26], in Germany[27], founded in 1946[28]. Part of include RAF Second Tactical Air Force[14], a tactical air force[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1943[31] and Royal Air Force Germany[15], a command[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1959[34], headquartered in RAF Rheindahlen[35].

Physical Characteristics

Royal Air Force Station Bruggen sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+73'}[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include barracks[6], air base[7], and Royal Air Force station[8].

History and Context

1953 marks the founding of Royal Air Force Station Bruggen[17].

Why It Matters

Royal Air Force Station Bruggen draws 41 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.[36] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [35] ↑ . 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. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator → —
    Coordinates → —
    Significant event → Cold War
    Part of → RAF Second Tactical Air Force, Royal Air Force Germany
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ State of use: decommissioned, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789327725866"
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