RAF Butzweilerhof

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RAF Butzweilerhof
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany
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Coordinates	50°59′5.3″N 6°53′29.1″E / 50.984806°N 6.891417°E / 50.984806; 6.891417
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; 73 years ago (1951)
In use	August 1951 - 27 January 1967 (1967-01-27)
Fate	closed
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: ETBB
Elevation	48 metres (157 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 04/22 650 metres (2,133 ft) asphalt
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.