Helicopter Wing 64

Helicopter Wing 64
Helicopter Wing 64 badge
Active1 October 2010–present
Country Germany
BranchGerman Air Force
Part ofAir Force Troops Command
Garrison/HQLaupheim Air Base
Commanders
Current
commander
Wing Commander Nicolas Bulitz[1]
Aircraft flown
HelicopterCH-53G
H145M LUH SOF

Helicopter Wing 64 (‹See Tfd›German: Hubschraubergeschwader 64) is a wing of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe). It was subordinate to Air Force Forces Command until that was disbanded in 2013. In 2015 Helicopter Wing 64 was integrated into Air Force Troops Command which is subordinate to Air Force Command.

The wing was formed in 2010. Its headquarters, originally being based at Holzdorf Air Base in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, relocated to Laupheim Air Base on 1 January 2013. It is the only wing within the German Air Force whose weapon systems consist solely of helicopters.

Helicopter Wing 64 consists of three groups and has a total of 60 helicopters of the type CH-53G at its disposal, 48 of which are stationed at Laupheim Air Base, whereas the remaining 12 are based at Holzdorf Air Base. Since 2017 it has also been operating 15 helicopters of the type H145M LUH SOF.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Bundeswehrstandort Laupheim – Neuer Kommodore: Nicolas Bulitz führt das Hubschraubergeschwader 64", Schwäbische Zeitung (in German), 4 April 2023, retrieved 13 April 2023
  2. ^ Gückel, Sven (17 January 2013), "Fliegerhorst Holzdorf – Ausbildungsflugbetrieb und Lufttransportgruppe", Mitteldeutsche Zeitung (in German), retrieved 2 March 2013
  3. ^ "Airbus Helicopters delivers final H145M to the German Air Force". Airbus (Press release). 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2019.