British Tornado’s in Germany; RAF Brüggen, August 8, 2000

The Last British Airbase in Germany; Text and Photograph's by Alex van Noye

RAF Brüggen is one of the last remaining operational British airfields in Germany. At this airbase are stationed no less than four operational squadrons based which all operate the Tornado GR1 and GR4. RAF Brüggen will be closed at the beginning of the next year. The four Tornado units will then be pulled back to the United Kingdom. The units are then distributed on RAF Marham and RAF Lossiemouth. There was during the visit at Brüggen unfortunately not much activity on the airbase. Only a few Tornado’s were flying. However, the landing of a British Canberra was the highlight of the day. Photographing in the landing at RAF Brüggen is challenging due to the dense tree line.