RAF Gütersloh

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Coordinates: 51°55′31.4″N 8°18′23.3″E / 51.925389, 8.306472

Royal Air Force Station Gütersloh
Active	June 1945 – 1993
Country	Germany
Allegiance	UK: British Armed Forces
Branch	Royal Air Force
Type	Flying station
Role	Fighter attack and defence
Part of	RAF Second Tactical Air Force, then Royal Air Force Germany, finally No. 2 Group RAF
Based near	Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Nickname	"Gütersloh", "Gut", "Gutters"
Motto	Vallis Vesperis
Royal Air Force Ensign
March	Royal Air Force March Past
Equipment	English Electric Lightning, BAe Harrier, Boeing Chinook, Puma HC1

RAF Gütersloh
IATA: GUT – ICAO: ETUO
Summary
Airport type		Military
Owner		Ministry of Defence
Operator		formerly: Royal Air Force, now: British Army
Location		Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Elevation AMSL		236 ft / 72 m
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
09/27	7,388	2,252	Asphalt

The former Royal Air Force Station Gütersloh, more commonly known as RAF Gütersloh, was a Royal Air Force Germany airbase, the nearest Royal Air Force air base to the East/West German border. It was constructed by the Germans prior to World War II. The base was captured by the Americans in April 1945 it was handed over to the RAF in June 1945 as Headquarters No. 2 Group RAF.

During its history as an RAF base, it was home to two squadrons of the English Electric Lightning F2/F2A - No. 92 Squadron RAF and No. 19 Squadron RAF from 1968 to 1976. It then became home to No. 3 Squadron RAF and No. 4 Squadron RAF flying successive variants of the BAe Harrier. After the Harriers left, the RAF continued to operate helicopters, No. 18 Squadron RAF with the Boeing Chinook and No. 230 Squadron RAF with the Puma HC1.

Contents 1 RAF units and aircraft 2 Gütersloh today 3 References 4 External links 5 See also

[edit] RAF units and aircraft

Unit	Dates	Aircraft	Variant	Notes
No. 2 Squadron RAF	1952-1953 1961-1970	Gloster Meteor Hawker Hunter	PR10 FR10
No. 3 Squadron RAF	1948-1952 1977-1992	de Havilland Vampire Hawker Siddeley Harrier	FB1, FB4 GR3, GR5, GR7
No. 4 Squadron RAF	1977-1992	Hawker Siddeley Harrier	GR3, GR5, GR7
No. 14 Squadron RAF		Hawker Hunter	F4
No. 16 Squadron RAF	1947 1948 1948	Hawker Tempest	F2
No. 18 Squadron RAF	1965-1968 1970-1980 1983-1992	Westland Wessex Westland Wessex Boeing Chinook	HC2 HC2 HC1
No. 19 Squadron RAF	1965-1976	English Electric Lightning	F2, F2A
No. 20 Squadron RAF	1958-1960	Hawker Hunter	F6
No. 21 Squadron RAF	1945 1946	de Havilland Mosquito	VI	Based three times in 1946
No. 26 Squadron RAF	1947 1948 1958-1960	Hawker Tempest Hawker Tempest Hawker Hunter	F2 F2 F6	Based three times in 1948
No. 33 Squadron RAF	1947 1948 1948	Hawker Tempest	F2
No. 59 Squadron RAF	1956-1957	English Electric Canberra	B2, B(I)8
No. 67 Squadron RAF	1950-1952	de Havilland Vampire	FB5
No. 69 Squadron RAF	1954	English Electric Canberra	PR3
No. 71 Squadron RAF	1950-1952	de Havilland Vampire	FB5
No. 79 Squadron RAF	1951-1954 1956-1960	Gloster Meteor Supermarine Swift	FR9 FR5
No. 80 Squadron RAF	1948	Supermarine Spitfire	F24	Based twice
No. 92 Squadron RAF	1968-1977	English Electric Lightning	F2, F2A
No. 102 Squadron RAF	1954-1956	English Electric Canberra	B2
No. 103 Squadron RAF	1954-1956	English Electric Canberra	B2
No. 104 Squadron RAF	1955-1956	English Electric Canberra	B2
No. 107 Squadron RAF	1945 1946 1946 1947	de Havilland Mosquito	VI	Based three times in 1947
No. 149 Squadron RAF	1954-1956	English Electric Canberra	B2
No. 230 Squadron RAF	1963-1964 1980-1992	Westland Whirlwind Westland Puma	HC10 HC1
No. 541 Squadron RAF	1952 1954	Gloster Meteor Gloster Meteor	PR10 PR10

[edit] Gütersloh today

Following the RAF's withdrawal in 1993, the base became a British Army Garrison, called the Princess Royal Barracks, Gütersloh, a base for British Army helicopters, and Royal Logistic Corps Regiments.

It is now the home of:

• 1 LSR Royal Logistics Corps
• 2 LSR Royal Logistics Corps
• 6 Sup Regt Royal Logistics Corps ^[1]
• 1 Regt AAC ^[2]
• 1 Regt RMP Royal Military Police
• 262 Sig Sqn Royal Signals

It also houses HQ Gütersloh Garrison, ^[3] and HQ 102 Logistics Brigade.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• aerial photo of RAF Gütersloh
• Article on Gütersloh Hunters
• British Forces Germany HIVE - Gütersloh
• Gallery of Gütersloh images
• Gutersloh - From ARRSEpedia, The British Military Open Encyclopedia

[edit] See also

• Royal Air Force station
• List of RAF stations
• List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons
• List of aircraft of the RAF

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