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| - Royal Air Force Brüggen, more commonly known as RAF Brüggen, (IATA: BGN, ICAO: EDUR) in Germany was a major station of the Royal Air Force until 15 June 2001. It was situated next to the village of Elmpt, approximately 43 kilometres (27 mi) west of Düsseldorf on the Dutch-German border. The base was named after the village of Brüggen, the nearest rail depot. Construction began in mid-1952, which involved the clearing of forest and draining of marshland. The station became active in 1953 during the rapid expansion of NATO forces in Europe. The main paint shop situated next to the main runway was responsible for the surface finishing of all aircraft, ground equipment and RAF Regiment Rapier missile systems.In 2002, it was handed over to the British Army and renamed Javelin Barracks. (en)
- Die ehemalige Royal Air Force Station Brüggen, kurz RAF Brüggen, war bis zum 15. Juni 2001 ein wichtiger Militärflugplatz der Royal Air Force in Deutschland. Benannt war die Basis nach der Gemeinde Brüggen, dem nächstgelegenen Eisenbahndepot, sie lag jedoch neben der Ortschaft Elmpt, ungefähr 44 Kilometer westlich von Düsseldorf. (de)
- RAF Brüggen was een steunpunt van de Britse luchtmacht (Royal Air Force), dat van 1953 tot 2001 operationeel was. Het steunpunt lag vlak bij het dorp Elmpt in de gemeente Niederkrüchten, 43 kilometer ten westen van Düsseldorf, vlak bij de Nederlandse stad Roermond aan de grens. Langs de Duits-Nederlandse grens ten oosten van de provincie Limburg waren vroeger vier operationele RAF-steunpunten gevestigd,
* RAF Laarbruch
* RAF Brüggen
* RAF Wildenrath
* RAF Geilenkirchen RAF Brüggen was sinds het begin van de jaren 80 de uitvalsbasis voor de volgende eenheden: (nl)
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