RAF Wildenrath

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Royal Air Force Station Wildenrath
Wildenrath, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany
RAF Wildenrath Shown within North Rhine-Westphalia Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia RAF Wildenrath RAF Wildenrath (Germany) Show map of Germany
Coordinates	51°06′52″N 006°13′18″E / 51.11444°N 6.22167°E / 51.11444; 6.22167
Type	Royal Air Force flying station
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 (1951)/2
In use	15 January 1952[1] – 1 April 1992; 32 years ago (1992-04-01)
Fate	closed, redeveloped into railway test centre
Garrison information
Past commanders	Gp Capt JE 'Johnnie' Johnson
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: WID, ICAO: EDUW
Runways Direction Length and surface 09/27 2,468 metres (8,097 ft) asphalt[2]
Motto	Immer Bereit (German) Always ready / ever prepared

Royal Air Force Station Wildenrath, commonly known as RAF Wildenrath, was a Royal Air Force (RAF) military airbase near Wildenrath in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, that operated from 1952 to 1992. Wildenrath was the first of four 'clutch' stations built for the Royal Air Force in West Germany during the early 1950s.^[3]