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RAF Butzweilerhof | |||||||
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Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany | |||||||
Coordinates | 50°59′5.3″N 6°53′29.1″E / 50.984806°N 6.891417°E | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Owner | Ministry of Defence (UK) | ||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||
Controlled by | RAF Second Tactical Air Force Royal Air Force Germany | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
Built | 1951 | ||||||
In use | August 1951 - 27 January 1967 | ||||||
Fate | closed | ||||||
Airfield information | |||||||
Identifiers | ICAO: ETBB | ||||||
Elevation | 48 metres (157 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Motto | Per Vires Pax (Latin: Peace through strength)[1] |
Royal Air Force Butzweilerhof, commonly known as RAF Butzweilerhof was a Royal Air Force station in the middle west of Germany situated in the northern suburbs of Cologne (German: Köln).[2] The station's motto was Per Vires Pax, and the station badge depicts the Cologne cathedral rising above the waters.