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'''Princess Royal Barracks''' {{airport codes||ETUO}} is a military airfield located in [[Germany]], about 4 miles west-northwest of [[Gütersloh]] (Nordrhein-Westfalen); approximately 200 miles west of [[Berlin]]. |
'''Princess Royal Barracks''' {{airport codes||ETUO}} is a military airfield located in [[Germany]], about 4 miles west-northwest of [[Gütersloh]] (Nordrhein-Westfalen); approximately 200 miles west of [[Berlin]]. |
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The facility was established in 1933 as a civil airport, being turned into a Luftwaffe airfield in 1937. During [[World War II]] it was used primarily as a bomber airfield, being captured by American forces at the end of the war and briefly used as a combat airfield by the USAAF. Turned over to the [[Royal Air Force]] in June 1945, the airfield became RAF Station Gütersloh. During the [[Cold War]], Gütersloh remained the only RAF fighter station east of the [[Rhine River]]. With the end of the Cold War, and the unification of Germany, the British Forces began to withdraw. However, under it’s new name of Princess Royal Barracks it remains an airfield, being home to [[British Army]] helicopters. |
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Princess Royal Barracks RAF Station Gütersloh | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Location | Gütersloh, Germany | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 236 ft / 72 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°55′22″N 008°18′22″E / 51.92278°N 8.30611°E | ||||||||||
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Princess Royal Barracks (ICAO: ETUO) is a military airfield located in Germany, about 4 miles west-northwest of Gütersloh (Nordrhein-Westfalen); approximately 200 miles west of Berlin.
The facility was established in 1933 as a civil airport, being turned into a Luftwaffe airfield in 1937. During World War II it was used primarily as a bomber airfield, being captured by American forces at the end of the war and briefly used as a combat airfield by the USAAF. Turned over to the Royal Air Force in June 1945, the airfield became RAF Station Gütersloh. During the Cold War, Gütersloh remained the only RAF fighter station east of the Rhine River. With the end of the Cold War, and the unification of Germany, the British Forces began to withdraw. However, under it’s new name of Princess Royal Barracks it remains an airfield, being home to British Army helicopters.
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External links
- Airport information for ETUO at Great Circle Mapper.
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