EDUL Dusseldorf Regional / RAF Laarbruch

Satellite and aerial maps of Laarbruch / Niederrhein with nearby locations

Nearby locations	Km	Bearing
Niederrhein , North Rhine-Westphalia	0.6	297	EDLV
De Peel , Noord-Brabant	22.3	245	EHDP
Scheepswerf De Hoop , Gelderland	28.4	352
Baarlo , Limburg	30.8	188
UMC Nijmegen , Gelderland	31.8	321
Volkel AB , Noord-Brabant	32.3	281	EHVK

Laarbruch / Niederrhein

1954 to 2003
51° 36' 0'' N 6° 9' 0'' E
2.5nm SW of Weeze, Laarbruch, North Rhine-Westphalia
ICAO: EDUL	IATA:
Elevation: 105 feet

Construction began at this forest site in 1953. It opened as RAF Laarbruch with ICAO code EDUL, receiving 69 Squadrons Canberras in Nov 1954. It was predominantly a strike/reconnaisance base until Dec 1992, when 18 Squadron arrived with its Chinook and Puma helicopters, when RAF Gütersloh closed. 18 Squadron left for the UK in Jun 1996 and the RAF base closed on 30 Nov 1999. The land was sold and redeveloped as a commercial base, Niederrhein which opened in May 2003 with ICAO code EDLV and IATA code NLN.

Nr 18 Squadron was posted to RAF Odiham (UK) with the Puma HC1 and the Chinook HC2 on 1 August 1997. (not June 1996) 15 Feb 1997: A Puma HC1 helicopter - XW225 - of No 18 Squadron with three crew and 5 passengers crashed near the village Urspring (Schongau - Bavaria). Due to heavy snow fall and the use of night vision goggles the crew lost all visual references. The pilot Flt Lt Christopher Herd (32) was killed when the trees into which his aircraft crashed, fell onto the cockpit. 2 crew and 5 passengers survived the crash. see www.laarbruch-museum.de

List of units at Laarbruch / Niederrhein

Years	Unit
1992/96	18 Squadron	414 - H-47D Chinook, SA330 Puma, CH-47C Chinook,

Laarbruch / Niederrhein News

Chinook Visits Historical RAF Germany Bases

27-Apr-18 - A RAF Chinook from Odiham’ 27 Squadron taking part at Berlin air show visited former RAF Germany bases of Geilenkirchen, Wildenrath, Brüggen and Laarbruch as part of RAF 100 years celebrations