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Royal Air Force Station Gatow

former Royal Air Force station and aerodrome near Berlin in Germany from 1945 to 1994
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Royal Air Force Station Gatow
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Summary

Royal Air Force Station Gatow is an air base[1]. It draws 2,341 Wikipedia views per month (air_base category, ranking #116 of 917).[2]

Key Facts

  • Royal Air Force Station Gatow is located in Spandau[3].
  • Royal Air Force Station Gatow is in the country of Germany[4].
  • Royal Air Force Station Gatow's instance of is recorded as air base[5].
  • Royal Air Force Station Gatow's instance of is recorded as Royal Air Force station[6].
  • Royal Air Force Station Gatow is operated by Royal Air Force[7].
  • Gatow is named after Royal Air Force Station Gatow[8].
  • Royal Air Force Station Gatow's IATA airport code is recorded as GWW[9].
  • Royal Air Force Station Gatow's ICAO airport code is recorded as EDBG[10].
  • Royal Air Force Station Gatow took place at Kladow[11].
  • Royal Air Force Station Gatow is part of RAF Second Tactical Air Force[12].
  • Royal Air Force Station Gatow is part of Royal Air Force Germany[13].
  • Royal Air Force Station Gatow's Commons category is recorded as RAF Gatow[14].
  • 1935 marks the founding of Royal Air Force Station Gatow[15].
  • Royal Air Force Station Gatow was dissolved in June 30, 1994[16].
  • Royal Air Force Station Gatow's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 52.474444444444, 'longitude': 13.138055555556}[17].
  • Royal Air Force Station Gatow's parent organization or unit is recorded as Royal Air Force[18].
  • Royal Air Force Station Gatow's parent organization or unit is recorded as Ministry of Defence[19].
  • Royal Air Force Station Gatow's significant event is recorded as Berlin Blockade[20].
  • Royal Air Force Station Gatow's significant event is recorded as Berlin Airlift[21].
  • Royal Air Force Station Gatow's significant event is recorded as BRIXMIS[22].
  • Royal Air Force Station Gatow's heritage designation is recorded as Gesamtanlage[23].
  • Royal Air Force Station Gatow's motto text is recorded as Pons Heri Pons Hodie[24].
  • Royal Air Force Station Gatow's motto text is recorded as A bridge yesterday, a bridge today[25].
  • Royal Air Force Station Gatow's date of official opening is recorded as April 1, 1936[26].
  • Royal Air Force Station Gatow sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+49'}[27].

Body

Geography

Royal Air Force Station Gatow is in the country of Germany[4]. It is located in Spandau[3]. Part of include RAF Second Tactical Air Force[12], a tactical air force[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1943[30] and Royal Air Force Germany[13], a command[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1959[33], headquartered in RAF Rheindahlen[34].

Physical Characteristics

Royal Air Force Station Gatow sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+49'}[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include air base[5] and Royal Air Force station[6]. Royal Air Force Station Gatow's heritage designation is recorded as Gesamtanlage[23].

History and Context

1935 marks the founding of Royal Air Force Station Gatow[15]. Gatow is named after it[8].

Why It Matters

Royal Air Force Station Gatow draws 2,341 Wikipedia views per month (air_base category, ranking #116 of 917).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Related Entities

Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . 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. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Militum professio scriniarii · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → RAF Gatow
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Commons category: RAF Gatow"
  2. 5w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator → —
    Parent org → —
    Parent organization or unit → Royal Air Force, Ministry of Defence
    Coordinates → —
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ State of use: decommissioned, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789327725866"
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