Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 33

Tactical Air Force Wing 33
Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 33
Active1 July 1958–present
Country Germany
BranchGerman Air Force
RoleGround Attack
Part of2nd Air Force Division
(2. Luftwaffendivision)
Garrison/HQBüchel Air Base
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Holger Radmann
Notable
commanders
Walter Krupinski
Aircraft flown
AttackFormerly: Republic F-84F Thunderstreak, Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
Present: Panavia Tornado IDS

Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 33 (Tactical Air Force Wing 33; abbreviated as: TaktLwG 33), formerly known as Jagdbombergeschwader 33 (Fighter-Bomber Wing 33; abbreviated as: JaBoG 33) is a fighter-bomber wing of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe). The wing is based in west Germany at Büchel Air Base. Its role are Air Interdiction, Offensive Counter Air and Close Air Support. The wing flies the Panavia Tornado IDS.

The Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader rondle and patch display a top down view of the Tornado IDS.

The unit was renamed on 1 October 2013 in the course of the restructuring of the German Air Force.[1]

  1. ^ Diederichs, Kurt (1 October 2013). "Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 33 – ein traditionsreicher Verband unter neuem Namen" [Tactical Air Force Wing 33 – A unit with a rich tradition and a new name] (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2014.[dead link]