Dates: 1953 - 1968
The former Royal Air Force Station Geilenkirchen, more commonly known as RAF Geilenkirchen, was a Royal Air Force airbase in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany, built by the British who used the facility mainly as a base for RAF fighter squadrons from May 1953 until 21 January 1968.
No. 2 Squadron RAF - 1955-1957; operated the Gloster Meteor FR10 and later the Supermarine Swift FR5
No. 3 Squadron RAF - 1953-1957 and 1959-1961, 1961-8; operated the Hawker Hunter F4, the Gloster Javelin FAW4 and the English Electric Canberra B(I)8 (61-68)
No. 5 Squadron RAF - 1962-1965; operated the Gloster Javelin FAW9
No. 11 Squadron RAF - 1959-1965; operated the Gloster Meteor NF11 and later the Gloster Javelin FAW4,FAW5,FAW9
No. 59 Squadron RAF - 1957-1961; operated the Canberra B2 and B(I)8 (57-61)
No. 92 Squadron RAF - 1965-1968; operated the English Electric Lightning F2,F2A
No. 96 Squadron RAF - 1958-1959; operated the Gloster Javelin FAW4 - reforming as 3 Squadron operating Javelin FAW 4 aircraft.
No. 234 Squadron RAF - 1954-1957; operated the North American Sabre F4 and later the Hawker Hunter F4
No. 256 Squadron RAF - 1958-1958; operated the Gloster Meteor NF11
Added on 03/03/2010Prior to being equiped with Hunters No.3 & 234 Sqd operated Sabres.
Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving RAF Geilenkirchen
"still looking for Mike Davis (or DAVIES) who I last saw in 1963 in raf Geilenkirchen.He hailed from Cornwall.Anybody out there know where he is?"
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"Played in many groups and bands in the RAF between 62 and 74 including the Whirlwinds RAF Valley 62, The Spartans RAF Geilenkirchen 64/66, The Unpredictables RAF Oakington 67/68, RAF Wattisham 69 (1ACC) RAF Muharraq 70/71. Love to hear from any band members or anyone who remembers John Battey lead guitar/vocals."
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"I am looking for people who knew my father, Malcolm Aveyard, who was at RAF Geilenkirchen in the early 60’s. Particularly anyone who was in the football team with him, (61-62 season). I have a photo of the team and the names Estevans, Tew, Pardue, Newell, Murns,Tuten, Burns and Nicol are written on the back."
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"John Lawrence RAF Geilenkirchen Anyone out there from the" Drama Club", I was stagemanager/lighting 59-62. RAF Geilenkirchen. Germany"
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"12 Air Formation Signal Regiment/ 21 Signal Regiment
20 WST RAF Geilenkirchen 1958-59 C Line Troop/F Heavy Cable Troop 59-62 24 Signal Regiment Catterick 62-64
City of Edinburgh 104 Field Squadron Royal Engineers TAVR 70-74"
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