ETUO
Gütersloh Air Base
VFR
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Name
Gütersloh Air Base
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ICAO
ETUO
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- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
10:57 pm (CET)
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Municipality
Gütersloh
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Coordinates
51° 55′ 22″ N 8° 18′ 22″ E
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Elevation
236 ft (72 m MSL)
About Gütersloh Air Base
Royal Air Force Gütersloh, more commonly known as RAF Gütersloh, was a Royal Air Force Germany military airfield, the nearest Royal Air Force airfield to the East/West German border, in the vicinity of the town of Gütersloh. It was constructed by the Germans prior to the Second World War. The station was captured by the Americans in April 1945 and was handed over to the RAF in June 1945 as Headquarters No.