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Air Transport Wing 63 (German: Lufttransportgeschwader 63) is a wing of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe). The wing was founded in 1961 and is currently based at Hohn Air Base in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, operating Transall C-160D fixed-wing aircraft. Air Transport Wing 63 is subordinate to Air Force Forces Command (Luftwaffentruppenkommando) and has been employed in numerous disaster relief operations since 1962.
Quick Facts Lufttransportgeschwader 63 (LTG 63) (Air Transport Wing 63), Active ...
Lufttransportgeschwader 63 (LTG 63) (Air Transport Wing 63) | |
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Active | 15 September 1961–present |
Country | Germany |
Branch | German Air Force |
Type | Wing |
Role | Strategic and tactical transport |
Part of | Air Force Combat Command Kommando Einsatzverbände der Luftwaffe |
Garrison/HQ | Hohn Air Base |
Decorations | Campaign streamer Schleswig-Holstein (1981) Campaign streamer Federal Republic of Germany (1997) |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Lieutenant colonel Markus Kleinbauer |
Aircraft flown | |
Transport | Transall C-160D |
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