Air Transport Wing 61

Air Transport Wing 61
Lufttransportgeschwader 61 (LTG 61)
Active24 August 1957 - 31 December 2017
Country Germany
BranchGerman Air Force
TypeWing
RoleStrategic and tactical transport
Part ofAir Force Combat Command
Kommando Einsatzverbände der Luftwaffe
Garrison/HQLandsberg-Lech Air Base
Decorations Campaign streamer
Federal Republic of Germany (1997)
Commanders
Current
commander		Colonel Daniel Draken (until 31 December 2017)
Aircraft flown
TransportTransall C-160
Landsberg-Lech Air Base, last home of Air Transport Wing 61
C-160 Transall of Air Transport Wing 61
Bell UH-1D of Air Transport Wing 61
Bell UH-1D and C-160 Transall in special livery during the 50th anniversary celebrations of Air Transport Wing 61 in 2007
Farewell coat of arms of Air Transport Wing 61
Memorial at Mannheim Communication Tower

Air Transport Wing 61 (‹See Tfd›German: Lufttransportgeschwader 61) was a wing of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe). The wing was founded in 1957 and disbanded on 31 December 2017. At that time it was based at Landsberg-Lech Air Base in Bavaria, Germany operating Transall C-160 fixed-wing aircraft, and was subordinate to Air Force Forces Command. Operational command rested, however, with European Air Transport Command. Although the wing's main task was tactical and strategic air transport, it was also employed in various humanitarian aid missions from 1960 onwards.