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Lufttransportgeschwader 63 (LTG 63)
(Air Transport Wing 63)
Lufttransportgeschwader 63 (LTG 63); (Air Transport Wing 63)
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

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.

Tasks[edit]

Air Transport Wing 63 is charged with the following tasks:

Aerial transport using aircraft Transall C-160D
Medical evacuation
Disaster relief
Emergency management
Aeronautical and tactical training

Structure[edit]

Air Transport Wing consists of two groups:

Flying Group
Technical Group

Equipment[edit]

The following aircraft have been used or are still in use by Air Transport Wing 63:^[1]

Noratlas N 2501 (1961 - 1970)
Do 28D-2 Skyservant (1971)
Bell UH-1D (1992-2010)
Transall C-160D (since 1968)

History[edit]

Air Transport Wing 63 was established on 19 September 1961. The wing was first based at Celle Air Base. Initially, Air Transport Wing 63 flew aircraft of the type Nord Noratlas. In September 1967 the wing relocated to Hohn Air Base. Between 1968 and 19670 the Nord Noratlas was replaced by the C-130 Transall.

When Helicopter Transport Wing 64 disbanded in 1994 parts of its helicopters were incorporated into Air Transport Wing 63. The helicopters were based at Ahlhorn Air Base and relocated repeatedly to Borkum island for training purposes. When Helicopter Wing 64 at Holzdorf Air Base was established in 2010, the helicopter squadron of Air Transport Wing 63 was disbanded and handed over to the new helicopter wing.^[2]

https://www.flugrevue.de/militaer/wegen-verzoegerungen-bei-a400m-ltg-63-fliegt-noch-bis-2021-mit-transall/

http://www.bundesheer.at/truppendienst/ausgaben/artikel.php?id=1231

https://www.luftwaffe.de/portal/a/luftwaffe/start/org/trans/ltg63/!ut/p/z1/04_Sj9CPykssy0xPLMnMz0vMAfIjo8zinSx8QnyMLI2MfMIsXQw8DX29TS0tnYyCXEz1wwkpiAJKG-AAjgb6wSmp-pFAM8xxmOFo4m2iH6wfpR-VlViWWKFXkF9UkpNaopeYDHKhfmRGYl5KTmpAfrIjRKAgN6LcoNxREQDLrsNH/dz/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/#Z7_B8LTL2922LV9D0I1MK599BA4K4 http://brummel-ltg63.de/das-geschwader/

https://www.geschichte.luftwaffe.de/portal/a/geschlw/start/vde/ltvd/ltg63/!ut/p/z1/04_Sj9CPykssy0xPLMnMz0vMAfIjo8zinSx8QnyMLI2MfMIsXQw8DX29TS0tnYwsQoz1wwkpiAJKG-AAjgb6wSmp-pFAM8xxmmFspB-sH6UflZVYllihV5BfVJKTWqKXmAxyoX5kRmJeSk5qQH6yI0SgIDei3KDcUREAyiWrqA!!/dz/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/#Z7_B8LTL2922LV9D0I1MK599B2832

Im Frühjahr 2013 verlegten Transall des Geschwaders zur Unterstützung der französischen Opération Serval, dem Kampfeinsatz gegen Islamisten in Nordmali, nach Westafrika.^[3]

Zum 1. April 2014 wurde das Lufttransportgeschwader 63 (LTG 63) zum Ausbildungsverband erklärt. Die lehrgangsbezogene praktische und theoretische Transall-Ausbildung findet jetzt auf dem Fliegerhorst Hohn statt. Die Ausbildung auf dem Transall C-160 Flugsimulator wird weiter am Fliegerhorst Wunstorf, aber unter der Verantwortung des LTG 63, durchgeführt.^[4]

Stand 2011 sollten der Militärflugplatz Hohn sowie die dazugehörige, wenige Kilometer entfernte Hugo-Junkers-Kaserne in Krummenort (Alt Duvenstedt) im Jahr 2019 mit der Einstellung des Flugbetriebs mit der Transall im Zuge der Neuausrichtung der Bundeswehr vollständig aufgegeben werden.^[5]

^[6] Im Dezember 2015 wurde dann beschlossen, den Betrieb des Fliegerhorstes bis Ende 2021 fortzusetzen, da erst um dieses Jahr die Befähigung des Airbus A400M für den taktischen Lufttransport erwartet wird. Der Flugbetrieb der Transall wird dazu ab Ende 2017 am Standort Hohn gebündelt und das Lufttransportgeschwader 61 in Penzing aufgelöst.^[7]

Accidents and incidents[edit]

On 9 February 1975 a Transall of Air Transport Wing 63 crashed into Mount Malotira whilst approaching Chania Airport, Crete. The cause of the accident was later established as navigational errors in blizzard conditions. All the crew, as well as members of Air Defence Missile Battalion 39 returning from an exercise, a total of 42 soldiers, were killed. It was the worst aviation accident of the German Air Force up until then.^[8]

References[edit]

^ "Lufttransportgeschwader 63 (1961 bis heute)" (in German). Federal Ministry of Defence. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
^ "Die Aufstellung des Hubschraubergeschwaders 64". Federal Ministry of Defence. 30 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2 October 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
^ "Luftwaffe beginnt Verlegung nach Afrika". Homepage der Deutschen Luftwaffe. 15. Januar 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ Cite error: The named reference Transall_Ausbildung_20140403 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Quoted from Bundesministerium der Verteidigung (October 2011), Stationing of the Bundeswehr in Germany, retrieved 1 February 2019, PDF-file "Stationing of the Bundeswehr in Germany ", passim
^ Stationierung der Bundeswehr vom Oktober 2011
^ "LTG 63 fliegt noch bis 2021 mit Transall". Homepage der Deutschen Luftwaffe. 14. Dezember 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-30. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ Transall-Absturz - Tödliche Schleife (in German), [Der Spiegel]], 17 February 1975, retrieved 14 February 2019

External links[edit]

Official website (in German)

54°18′43″N 9°32′17″E / 54.3119°N 9.5381°E / 54.3119; 9.5381

Category:Air transport wings of the German Air Force Category:Military units and formations established in 1961

[1] "Lufttransportgeschwader 63 (1961 bis heute)" (in German). Federal Ministry of Defence. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2019.

[2] "Die Aufstellung des Hubschraubergeschwaders 64". Federal Ministry of Defence. 30 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2 October 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.

[3] "Luftwaffe beginnt Verlegung nach Afrika". Homepage der Deutschen Luftwaffe. 15. Januar 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[Transall_Ausbildung_20140403-4] Cite error: The named reference Transall_Ausbildung_20140403 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] Quoted from Bundesministerium der Verteidigung (October 2011), Stationing of the Bundeswehr in Germany, retrieved 1 February 2019, PDF-file "Stationing of the Bundeswehr in Germany ", passim

[6] Stationierung der Bundeswehr vom Oktober 2011

[7] "LTG 63 fliegt noch bis 2021 mit Transall". Homepage der Deutschen Luftwaffe. 14. Dezember 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-30. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[8] Transall-Absturz - Tödliche Schleife (in German), [Der Spiegel]], 17 February 1975, retrieved 14 February 2019

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Geschwader (wings), Gruppen (groups) and regiments of the Bundeswehr Luftwaffe
Reconnaissance	Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 51 "Immelmann"
Anti aircraft	Flugabwehrraketengeschwader 1 Flugabwehrraketengeschwader 2 Flugabwehrraketengeschwader 5
Attack	Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 31 "Boelcke" Jagdbombergeschwader 32 Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 33 Jagdbombergeschwader 34
Fighters	Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 71 "Richthofen" Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 73 "Steinhoff" Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 74
Transport	Lufttransportgeschwader 61 Lufttransportgeschwader 62 Lufttransportgeschwader 63 Hubschraubergeschwader 64 Flugbereitschaft des Bundesministeriums der Verteidigung
Force protection	Objektschutzregiment der Luftwaffe "Friesland"
Disbanded units are shown in italics.