Tactical Air Force Wing 31 | |
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Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 31 "Boelcke" | |
Active | 20 June 1958–present |
Country | Germany |
Branch | German Air Force |
Role | Ground Attack |
Garrison/HQ | Nörvenich Air Base |
Patron | Oswald Boelcke |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Lieutenant Colonel Stefan Kleinheyer |
Notable commanders | Gerhard Barkhorn Wilhelm Meyn Friedrich Obleser |
Aircraft flown | |
Attack | Formerly: Present: Eurofighter Typhoon |
Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 31 "Boelcke" (Tactical Air Force Wing 31; abbreviated as TaktLwG 31 "B"), formerly known as Jagdbombergeschwader 31 (Fighter-Bomber Wing 31; abbreviated as: JaBoG 31), is a fighter-bomber wing of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe). The wing is based in west Germany at Nörvenich Air Base. Its role are Air Interdiction, Offensive Counter Air and Close Air Support. The wing flies the Eurofighter Typhoon.
On 1 October 2013, the renamed unit also became the parent unit of the newly established Tactical Air Force Group "Richthofen".[1]