Air Transport Wing 63
| Lufttransportgeschwader 63 (LTG 63) (Air Transport Wing 63) — III — | |
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| Active | 24 August 1957–present |
| Country | Federal Republic of 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 |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Hartmut Zitzewitz |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Transport | Transall C-160 |
Air Transport Wing 63 (German: Lufttransportgeschwader 63) is a wing of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe). The wing was founded in 1957 and is currently based at Hohn Air Base in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany operating Transall C-160 fixed-wing aircraft.
Commanding officers
- Oberstleutnant Wilhelm Batz, 15 December 1961 – 31 January 1964
- Oberst Horst Rudat, 1 February 1964 – 31 March 1971
- Oberst Dr. Heinz-Ulrich Beuther, 1 April 1971 – 31 March 1979
- Oberst Hubert Marquitan, 1 April 1979 – 30 September 1980
- Oberst Rudi Gutzeit, 1 October 1980 – 30 September 1986
- Oberst Jürgen Reiss, 1 October 1986 – 31 March 1991
- Oberst Joachim Mörsdorf, 1 April 1991 – 30 September 1993
- Oberst Hans-Otto Elger, 1 October 1993 – 31 March 1995
- Oberst Hans-Jürgen Ochs, 1 April 1995 – 30 September 1998
- Oberst Hans-Jürgen Miunske, 1 October 1998 – 27 March 2003
- Oberst Helmut Fritzsche, 28 March 2003 – 27 March 2006
- Oberst Manfred Merten, 27 March 2006 – 25 February 2010
- Oberst Stefan W. Neumann, 25 February 2010 – 18 June 2012
- Oberst Hartmut Zitzewitz, since 19 June 2012
References
Further reading
- Lemke, Bernd; Krüger, Dieter; Rebhan, Heinz; Schmidt, Wolfgang (2006). Die Luftwaffe 1950 bis 1970. Konzeption, Aufbau, Integration (in German). München: Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag. ISBN 3-486-57973-8.
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Coordinates: 54°18′43″N 9°32′17″E / 54.3119°N 9.5381°E
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