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RAF Gatow

Known for most of its operational life as Royal Air Force Station Gatow, or more commonly RAF Gatow, this former British Royal Air Force military airbase is in the district of Gatow in south-western Berlin, west of the Havel river, in the borough of Spandau. It was the base for the only known operational use of flying boats in central Europe, and was later used for photographic reconnaissance missions by de Havilland Chipmunks over East Germany.

Located at 52.4744, 13.1381 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Airports in Germany, Aviation in Berlin, British Army deployments, Buildings and structures in Spandau, History of Berlin, Military units and formations disestablished in 1994, Nazi architecture, Royal Air Force stations in Germany, Transport in Berlin

Church of the Redeemer, Sacrow

The Protestant Church of the Redeemer (German: Heilandskirche, Latin: S. Ecclesiae sanctissimi Salvatoris in portu sacro) is located in the south of the village of Sacrow, which since 1939 is incorporated to Potsdam, the capital of the German Bundesland of Brandenburg. It is famous for its Italian Romanesque Revival architecture with a separate campanile (bell tower) and for its localization. It has been built in 1844.

Located at 52.4247, 13.0964 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Religious buildings completed in 1844, Towers completed in 1844, Buildings and structures in Potsdam, World Heritage Sites in Germany, Churches in Brandenburg, Bell towers, Neo-Byzantine architecture in Germany, Visitor attractions in Potsdam

Sacrower See

The Sacrower See is a German lake in the northern part of Potsdam in the State of Brandenburg.

Located at 52.4333, 13.1 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Lakes of Brandenburg, Geography of Potsdam

Ss. Peter and Paul, Wannsee

Ss. Peter and Paul Church on Nikolskoë is a Protestant church in the Volkspark Glienecke in Berlin. Its today congregation forms part of the Evangelical Church of Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia. The church has a Russian Orthodox profile, with the noteworthy difference that it has only one onion dome, instead of the five usually seen in Russia.

Located at 52.4244, 13.1192 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Protestant churches, Churches in Berlin, Protestant congregations established in the 19th century, Religious buildings completed in 1837, 19th-century Lutheran church buildings

Militärhistorisches Museum Flugplatz Berlin-Gatow

The Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr - Flugplatz Berlin-Gatow (Bundeswehr Museum of Military History - Berlin-Gatow Airfield; formally known as Luftwaffenmuseum der Bundeswehr), is the Berlin branch of the Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr. The museum acts as an independent military department. Entrance to the museum is free. The museum is in Berlin at a former Luftwaffe and Royal Air Force (RAF) airfield, RAF Gatow.

Located at 52.4731, 13.1447 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Military and war museums in Germany, Aerospace museums in Germany, Luftwaffe, Museums in Berlin

Groß Glienicke

Groß Glienicke is a village located both in Berlin and Potsdam, the capital of the German state of Brandenburg. Until 2003, when it was merged into Potsdam, the Brandenburg—and main—side, was an autonomous municipality. The Berlin side is part of Kladow in the Spandau district.

Located at 52.4667, 13.1167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Geography of Potsdam, Zones of Berlin, Villages in Brandenburg, Spandau

1948 Gatow air disaster

The 1948 Gatow air disaster occurred on Monday 5 April 1948 when a British European Airways Vickers VC.1B Viking airliner crashed near RAF Gatow, Berlin, Germany after a mid-air collision with a Soviet Air Force Yakovlev Yak-3 fighter. All ten passengers and four crew on board the Viking were killed, as was the Soviet pilot. The disaster resulted in a diplomatic standoff between the United Kingdom, the United States and the Soviet Union and intensified distrust during the Berlin Blockade.

Located at 52.474, 13.138 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Aviation accidents and incidents in 1948, Aviation accidents and incidents in Germany, Mid-air collisions, British European Airways accidents and incidents, Accidents and incidents involving military aircraft, 1948 in Germany, Accidents and incidents involving the Vickers VC.1 Viking, History of Berlin, Aviation in Berlin, Airliner accidents and incidents involving mid-air collisions, Soviet Union–United Kingdom relations

Groß Glienicker See

Groß Glienicker See is a lake in the states of Brandenburg and Berlin, Germany. At an elevation of 31.6 m, its surface area is 0.66 km². The border between the city of Potsdam and the city of Berlin runs in a north-south direction through the center of the lake, with the Potsdam locality of Groß Glienicke on the left shore and the Berlin locality of Kladow on the right shore.

Located at 52.4667, 13.1167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Lakes of Berlin, Lakes of Brandenburg, Geography of Potsdam, Spandau