The former Royal Air Force Station Celle, more commonly known as RAF Celle, was a Royal Air Force station, a military airbase, in Germany, situated in the south-western suburbs of Celle, Lower Saxony. RAF Celle was also known as "Wietzenbruch airbase", named after the close-by district Wietzenbruch. On 11 April 1945 the airbase surrendered and was handed over to the British Army by a German NCO without having suffered any serious damage during World War II.

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  • The former Royal Air Force Station Celle, more commonly known as RAF Celle, was a Royal Air Force station, a military airbase, in Germany, situated in the south-western suburbs of Celle, Lower Saxony. RAF Celle was also known as "Wietzenbruch airbase", named after the close-by district Wietzenbruch. On 11 April 1945 the airbase surrendered and was handed over to the British Army by a German NCO without having suffered any serious damage during World War II. Until the Berlin Airlift the base remained in a secondary with mainly liaison flights to the United Kingdom. After some flight movements in 1945 and 1946, no flights were recorded in 1947 and the hangars were instead used as storage facilities for furniture and tanks. During the airlift missions were flown by USAF 317th Troop Carrier Wing (Hvy) equipped with Douglas C-54 Skymaster. Following the end of the Berlin Airlift in 1949, the airbase was again used exclusively by the British Armed Forces until 1957. The base was returned to the German government on 27 November 1957, and the site is now controlled by the German Bundeswehr (Federal Defence Force). Celle is now the "Celle Air Base", and home to the German Army Aviators Corps "Army Aviators Training Centre C", "Army Aviators Liaison and Reconnaissance Helicopter Squadron 100" and "Army Aviators Maintenance Squadron 100".
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  • The former Royal Air Force Station Celle, more commonly known as RAF Celle, was a Royal Air Force station, a military airbase, in Germany, situated in the south-western suburbs of Celle, Lower Saxony. RAF Celle was also known as "Wietzenbruch airbase", named after the close-by district Wietzenbruch. On 11 April 1945 the airbase surrendered and was handed over to the British Army by a German NCO without having suffered any serious damage during World War II.
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