RAF Butzweilerhof
Coordinates: 50°59′5.3″N 6°53′29.1″E / 50.984806°N 6.891417°E / 50.984806; 6.891417
| Royal Air Force Station Butzweilerhof | |
|---|---|
| Active | August 1951 – 27 January 1967 |
| Country | Germany |
| Allegiance | UK: British Armed Forces |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Type | Flying station |
| Part of | RAF Second Tactical Air Force, then Royal Air Force Germany |
| Based near | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Nickname | "Butzweilerhof", "Butz" |
| Motto | Per Vires Pax |
| Royal Air Force Ensign | |
| March | Royal Air Force March Past |
| Equipment | Gloster Meteor NF11, English Electric Canberra PR7 |
| Insignia | |
| Station crest | Cologne cathedral above the waters |
| RAF Butzweilerhof | |||
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| IATA: none – ICAO: ETBB.OLD | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military (Airport no longer in operation) | ||
| Owner | formerly: Ministry of Defence, now: Bundeswehr | ||
| Operator | formerly: Royal Air Force, now: Bundeswehr | ||
| Location | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 04/22 | 2,133 | 650 | was Asphalt, now removed |
The former Royal Air Force Station Butzweilerhof, commonly known as RAF Butzweilerhof was a Royal Air Force airbase in Germany situated in the northern suburbs of Cologne (German: Köln). The station’s motto was Per Vires Pax, and the station crest depicts the Cologne cathedral rising above the waters.
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