Executive Transport Wing (German Air Force)
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The Executive Transport Wing of the Federal Ministry of Defence (German: Flugbereitschaft des Bundesministeriums der Verteidigung, abb.: FlBschftBMVg or FBS BMVg, literally translated as Flight Readiness [Service] of the Federal Ministry of Defence) is a flying formation of the German Air Force with a wide variety of tasks. Occasionally it is ambiguously listed as the Special Air Missions Wing in English language articles. The wing is based at Cologne Bonn Airport with Berlin Tegel Airport used as a location for its helicopters. It is planned to bring the two operating locations together at Berlin Brandenburg Airport.
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Executive Transport Wing of the Federal Ministry of Defence | |
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Flugbereitschaft des Bundesministeriums der Verteidigung | |
Active | 1 April 1957 – present (67 years, 1 month) |
Country | Germany |
Branch | German Air Force |
Role | Air Transport |
Part of | Air Force Command (Luftwaffentruppenkommando) |
Garrison/HQ | Cologne Bonn Airport, Berlin Tegel Airport |
Aircraft flown | |
Transport | Formerly: Boeing 707, Tu-154, VFW-Fokker 614, HFB 320 Hansa Jet, L-410, Mi-8, Airbus A310 Present: Airbus A350, Airbus A340, Airbus A321, Airbus A319, Eurocopter AS 532, |