Air Transport Wing 63

Air transport wings of the German Air ForceMilitary units and formations established in 1961

Air Transport Wing 63 (‹See Tfd›German: Lufttransportgeschwader 63) was a wing of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe). The wing was created in 1957 and was last based at Hohn Air Base in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, operating the last German Transall C-160 fixed-wing aircraft. In December 2021, the wing was disbanded with the phaseout of its Transall aircraft in favour of the Airbus A400M, which are all stationed in Wunstorf. A contingent of 60 will maintain Hohn Air Base as a reserve airfield for Tactical Wing 51 from Jagel.

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Air Transport Wing 63
Ostpreußenstraße, Hohner Harde

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Fliegerhorst Hohn

Ostpreußenstraße
24806 Hohner Harde
Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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