. . . . . . "1085153015"^^ . . . . "Station badge"@en . "90"^^ . . . . . "Der Luft-/Bodenschie\u00DFplatz Nordhorn (bis 2001 Nordhorn Air To Ground Weapon Range (kurz Nordhorn Range)) ist ein bei Nordhorn gelegener Truppen\u00FCbungsplatz f\u00FCr die deutsche Luftwaffe. Das 2.193 ha gro\u00DFe Gebiet ist das gr\u00F6\u00DFte von der Luftwaffe genutzte \u00DCbungsgel\u00E4nde in Deutschland."@de . . . . . "Aviation bombing and gunnery range"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "RAF Nordhorn"@en . "Ministry of Defence until 2001"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "Germany Lower Saxony"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "RAF Nordhorn"@en . . . . . "RAF Nordhorn"@en . . . . "5415"^^ . . . "Luft-/Bodenschie\u00DFplatz Nordhorn"@de . . . . "949918"^^ . "Shown within Lower Saxony"@en . . "52.4345 7.177027777777778" . . . . . . "52.43450164794922"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . "RAF Nordhorn"@en . . "Der Luft-/Bodenschie\u00DFplatz Nordhorn (bis 2001 Nordhorn Air To Ground Weapon Range (kurz Nordhorn Range)) ist ein bei Nordhorn gelegener Truppen\u00FCbungsplatz f\u00FCr die deutsche Luftwaffe. Das 2.193 ha gro\u00DFe Gebiet ist das gr\u00F6\u00DFte von der Luftwaffe genutzte \u00DCbungsgel\u00E4nde in Deutschland."@de . . . . . . "1945"^^ . . . . . . "Royal Air Force Nordhorn, more commonly known as RAF Nordhorn, is a military aviation bombing and gunnery range to the east of nearby Nordhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The range is used by the British Royal Air Force (RAF), the German Luftwaffe, and other NATO air forces and aviation arms of their other branches (such as the Army Air Corps, and the Fleet Air Arm). For decades it was part of RAF Germany."@en . "Royal Air Force Nordhorn, more commonly known as RAF Nordhorn, is a military aviation bombing and gunnery range to the east of nearby Nordhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The range is used by the British Royal Air Force (RAF), the German Luftwaffe, and other NATO air forces and aviation arms of their other branches (such as the Army Air Corps, and the Fleet Air Arm). For decades it was part of RAF Germany. The first use for gunnery purposes was by the Wehrmacht in 1933, when the heaths to the east of the town of Nordhorn were used for artillery target practice. The RAF took over the range in 1945. The station played host to several Polish units, No. 302 Polish Fighter Squadron, No. 308 Polish Fighter Squadron, No. 317 Polish Fighter Squadron, and No. 662 Squadron RAF for short periods in April 1945. Also resident for a time was No. 131 Wing RAF (the First Polish Fighter Wing). During the Cold War, the daily flights over the town of Nordhorn were a constant reminder to the local townspeople of the ongoing struggle with the Soviets, despite the great distance to the border with Communist East Germany. Despite the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the base remained as one of the few military facilities used by British Armed Forces in Germany. In 1996, as British forces were withdrawn from the rest of Germany, the Nordhorn aerodrome was expanded. Also in 1996, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) decided to hand control of the base to the German government within a timeframe of ten years. It was transferred back to the German Bundeswehr (Federal Defence Forces of Germany) in March 2001. Despite being under German ownership, the RAF still maintains a presence at the base."@en . . "7.177027702331543"^^ . . . . "POINT(7.1770277023315 52.434501647949)"^^ . . "Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg"@en . .