Wunstorf (ETNW) 2024

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A400M of LTG 62 noted here on 11.04. until noon were:

54+04 (crew ferry to Getafe for 54+33 which should arrive later from maintenance), 54+07 (departed to Near East), 54+10 (replaced the mission of 54+36), 54+13 (to Manching), 54+31 (arrived from USA), 54+32 (a/a refueling to/from Poland), 54+36 (to Estonia, but returned with a problem) 54+41 (to Africa) and 54+44 (a/a refueling). 54+03 will later arrive back from Crete.

54+21 departed to Manching on 09.04. for maintenance and to loose its special „paint“.

The 12th A400M on this day was 54+29 flying in the afternoon.

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Visiting on 17.04. is Tornado IDS 45+09 of TLwG 33.

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Today will be the delivery of A400M 54+42 as the 44th aircraft for LTG 62.

Although the month hasn´t yet come to an end, for the first time 26(!) different German A400M were/are active in one single month.

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Active LTG 62 A400M on 8.5. were:

54+03, 54+09, 54+13, 54+26, 54+37, 54+43, 54+44 and 54+45

Performing an nice and low overshoot was Tiger UHT 74+28 of KHRgt 36.

The wing will take part at „Pacific Skies“ with four A400M and provide up to twice as much aircrafts for support flights to and from the exercise areas. In about three weeks the first flights will commence.

Some if not all of the participating A400M will get some kind of „Pacific Skies“ sticker on the fin.