. . . "Royal Air Force Station Br\u00FCggen"@en . "1953Z"^^ . . . . . . . . . "To Seek and Strike" . "\"Br\u00FCggen\", Bruggers\""@en . "The former Royal Air Force Station Br\u00FCggen, more commonly known as RAF Br\u00FCggen, (IATA: BGN, ICAO: ETUR) in Germany was a major station of the Royal Air Force until 15 June 2001. It was situated next to the village of Elmpt, approximately 43 kilometres (27 mi) west of D\u00FCsseldorf near the Dutch-German border. The base was named after the village of Br\u00FCggen, the nearest rail depot. Construction began in mid-1952, which involved the clearing of dense forest and draining of marshland."@en . . "125px"@en . "Fighter attack and defence" . . . . "1953Z"^^ .