RAF Rheindahlen | |
|---|---|
| Part of JHQ Rheindahlen, British Forces Germany | |
| Rheindahlen, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany | |
 The Band of RAF Germany perform at the RAF Police Dog Trials on the RAF sports fields at JHQ Rheindahlen, September 1974 | |
  RAF Rheindahlen Location within North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| Coordinates | 51°10′28″N 06°18′34″E / 51.17444°N 6.30944°E |
| Type | Royal Air Force station |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence (UK) |
| Operator | Royal Air Force |
| Controlled by | originally: RAF Second Tactical Air Force (2TAF) latterly: Royal Air Force Germany (RAFG)[1] |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1954 |
| Built for | Air Ministry |
| In use | 22 November 1954 to 1 April 1993[1] |
The former Royal Air Force Rheindahlen, more commonly known as RAF Rheindahlen,[1] was a non-flying Royal Air Force (RAF) military administrative base, becoming part of the Rheindahlen Military Complex[1] (JHQ Rheindahlen) in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; collectively a part of British Forces Germany (BFG). The Royal Air Force station was named after the nearby town and railway station of Rheindahlen. In the 1950s and 1960s, it was more commonly referred to as RAF Mönchengladbach; due to Rheindahlen being the Army's name for the same JHQ. It was unusual in that the RAF station land was publicly accessible, with public transport routes, and even German civilian mail service (Rheindahlen 2).
- ^ a b c d "RAF Rheindahlen". RAFweb.org. Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation. Retrieved 14 September 2021.