Air Transport Squadron 65

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Lufttransportgeschwader 65
- LTG 65 -

Association badge of the LTG 65

Association badge LTG 65
active April 1, 1991 to June 30, 1993
Country GermanyGermany Germany
Armed forces Bundeswehr Kreuz.svg armed forces
Armed forces Bundeswehr Kreuz.svg air force
structure 4 flying squadrons
Insinuation 5. LWD coat of arms.jpg 5th Air Force Division
Location DEU Neuhardenberg COA.svg Neuhardenberg , airfield
Squadron leadership
Commodore Colonel Colonel Stetzenbach Günther
Deputy Commodore Lieutenant colonel Lieutenant Colonel Veit
Aircraft
Transport aircraft /
helicopter 		Tupolev Tu-134 , Tupolev Tu-154 , Ilyushin Il-62 , Let L-410 , Antonov An-26 , Mil Mi-2 , Mil Mi-8
An-26 with registration number of the Air Force 52 + 09 (ex NVA 369) in the Air Force Museum Berlin-Gatow

The Lufttransportgeschwader 65 (LTG 65) was an association of the air force from 1991 to 1993 to manage the transport forces of the former NVA air forces . The main task of the squadron was, in addition to the implementation of official transfer flights of politicians and soldiers to the new federal states, the processing and dissolution of former air transport units of the NVA air forces.

history

With the connection according to Art. 23 GG a. F. In addition to the NVA properties , soldiers were also taken over by the Bundeswehr . Existing association names were initially retained. From October 3, 1990, the command of the previous Transport Fliegergeschwader 44 was incumbent on the commanders group and subsequently the deployment staff of LTG 65. On April 1, 1991, the new Air Transport Squadron 65 was set up on the basis of Org Command 11/91.

organization

Staff LTG 65 (from Staff TG-44) and Staff Flg-Gruppe LTG-65 in Neuhardenberg (from Airfield Base 51)

  • Flight operations squadron Neuhardenberg (from airfield base 51)
  • Geophysical advice center (from flight weather station TG-44)
  • 1st flight squadron Neuhardenberg (from TU-154 / Tu-134 of the TG-44)
  • 2. Brandenburg-Briest flight squadron (from helicopter Mi-8 / Mi2 of the THG-34)
  • 3rd flight squadron Dresden-Klotzsche (from aircraft An-26 of TS-24) and Strausberg airfield (from aircraft L-410 of VS-14)
  • 4th squadron field office for flight readiness BMVg Berlin-Schönefeld (from parts of TG-44 government aviation squadron)

Mission support group LTG-65:

  • Staff in Neuhardenberg (from parts FTB-44)
  • Neuhardenberg supply relay (from FTB-44)
  • Air Force Security Squadron Neuhardenberg
  • Air Force Medical Squadron C / D Neuhardenberg with Air Force Medical Readiness FlgBtrb / LT
  • Brandenburg-Briest Air Base Squadron (from Airfield Base 67)
  • Supply relay Brandenburg-Briest (from FTB-35)
  • Supply relay Dresden-Klotzsche (from FTB-24)
  • Air Force Medical Corps B Dresden-Klotzsche

The LTG 65 was initially under the command of the 5th Air Force Division. As of April 1, 1991, the squadron was subordinate to the air transport command in terms of service and operations . The aircraft taken over by the NVA air forces were deployed from five locations:

resolution

The Lufttransportgeschwader 65 was disbanded on June 30, 1993. The original plan, relocating the LTG 62 from Wunstorf to Neuhardenberg, was discarded. Newer aircraft were mainly taken over by the flight readiness of the Federal Ministry of Defense (e.g. A 310).

literature

  • Defense Technical Report 7/2009 , Report Verlag GmbH, December 2009.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Tu-134A on the Air Force website ; Accessed December 21, 2009
  2. ↑ Mil Mi-8 on the Air Force website ; Accessed December 21, 2009
  3. ↑ Mi-2 on the Air Force website ; Accessed December 21, 2009
  4. ↑ IL-62M on the Air Force website ; Accessed December 21, 2009
  5. ↑ L-410 on the Air Force website ; accessed on January 4, 2014