Army Aviation Regiment 16

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Army
Aviation Regiment 16 - HFlgRgt 16 -

HflgRgt 16.gif

Association badge
active 1979 to 2002
Country GermanyGermany Germany
Armed forces Bundeswehr Kreuz.svg armed forces
Armed forces Bundeswehr Kreuz.svg army
Branch of service BW beret badge Heeresflieger.png Army Air Force
Type Combat support troops
Strength 1,600 soldiers (peace strength) to 1,900 soldiers (crisis case)
Insinuation Airmobile Brigade 1 (Bundeswehr) .svg Air Mechanized Brigade 1st
Location Celle - Wietzenbruch , Celle Army Airfield
Nickname "Heidetiger"
Colours Blue and red
march March of the 2nd Hanoverian Infantry Regiment No. 77
commander
Last commander Colonel Thomas Winter († December 8, 2003)
Last deputy commander Lieutenant Colonel Hans-Heinrich Heidmann
Aircraft
Fighter aircraft /
helicopter 		56 Bölkow Bo 105

The Heeresfliegerregiment 16 (HFlgRgt 16) was an anti-tank helicopter regiment of the German Bundeswehr . It was set up in 1979 and dissolved in 2002 as part of the general restructuring of the Bundeswehr and the preparation for the introduction of the new helicopter types NH90 and Eurocopter Tiger to other army aviation regiments.

history

The regiment was set up on April 2, 1979 by a small staff under the leadership of Colonel Baumann and took over the first of a total of 56 Bo 105 PAH 1 anti-tank helicopters on October 24, 1979 .

The regiment was based in Celle - Wietzenbruch ( Lower Saxony ), Immelmann barracks .

Subordination

Most recently, the regiment was subordinate to Air Mechanized Brigade 1 within IV Corps .

Tasks and structure (brief description)

The core task was to support the combat troops with anti-tank defense with anti-tank helicopters of the type Bölkow Bo 105 (PAH 1A1). To fulfill this mission, the regiment had around 1,600 soldiers available in peacetime and around 1,900 soldiers in a crisis.

The regiment was finally divided into a staff and supply squadron, a flying department , an aircraft technology department , two security squadrons and a field replacement squadron . These units each performed a variety of tasks:

  • The staff and supply squadron supported the staff in the management of the regiment and was responsible for supplying fuel , ammunition and food .
  • The flying department was supposed to carry out the anti-tank defense according to the order and consisted of a staff / flight operations squadron and three PAH squadrons with four swarms each . In peacetime, however, only two squadrons with three swarms each were active. The other six swarms were cadre , i. H. Although their equipment and material were available, the staff was (theoretically) only brought in in times of crisis.
  • The aircraft engineering department was responsible for the control, maintenance and repair of the helicopters and consisted of a staff team, a maintenance team and a repair team.
  • The two security squadrons were to perform security tasks for all parts of the regiment.
  • The field replacement relay should train personnel replacement in the operational area and supply it to the units.
Helicopter type Bölkow Bo 105, u. a. used in Army Aviation Regiment 16.

literature

  • Colonel Thomas Winter (former commander of the 16th Army Aviation Regiment and senior officer in Celle) - My Location Celle, p. 17 - The 16th Army Aviation Regiment, WEKA Verlagsgesellschaft für current publications mbH, November 1998.
  • Bernd Vetter and Frank Vetter: The German Army Aviators: History, Types and Associations. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-613-02146-3 .
  • Fritz Garben: Five decades of army aviators: types, tactics and history. Stedinger-Verlag, Lemwerder 2006, ISBN 3-927697-45-1 .
  • Traditional representative of the Heeresfliegerregiment 16: Chronicle of the Heeresfliegerregiment 16 and the Immelmann barracks . Celle 2003.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Helicopter Database ( English ) Helis.com. Retrieved January 9, 2009.
  2. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive )

Coordinates: 52 ° 35 ′ 40.9 ″  N , 10 ° 1 ′ 41 ″  E