High value 250 g/m2 silky luster paper poster at the size of
DIN A3 (420x297 mm, 16 1/2 x 11 3/4'', DIN A2 and DIN A1 optional) with
aircraft scheme and textual descriptions. All texts in german.
DIN A2 and DIN A1 versions are optional, and will be printed after
reception of the order which means a delay of ca. 1 week for the
shipping.
Backgroundstory
Beginning already in August 1992 Germany participated with its
Transall Transport Airplanes in the supply of the starving population of
Somalia. The airplanes were stationed in Mombasa, Kenia from where they
started to drop their supply goods from overhead.
The german Luftwaffe then operated an air transport supply point in
Djibuti from where three Transall airplanes operated form March 1993
unditl March 1994 for the fly-in and continueing supply of the 1700
personel of the german UNOSOM II (United Nations Operations in Somalia
II) mission.
This print represents Luftwaffe operations in Africa and stands
symbolic for all three transport wings which participated in the
mission.
High value 250 g/m2 silky luster paper poster at the size of
DIN A3 (420x297 mm, 16 1/2 x 11 3/4'', DIN A2 and DIN A1 optional) with
aircraft scheme and textual descriptions. All texts in german.
DIN A2 and DIN A1 versions are optional, and will be printed after
reception of the order which means a delay of ca. 1 week for the
shipping.
Backgroundstory
With an international airbridge, conducted from Falkonara in Italy,
which started July 3 1992, hundreds of thousands of people trapped in
Sarajevo which was besieged by the Bosnian Serbs, were supplied with all
kinds of neccessary goods for daily life. German Transall transport
aircraft flew until January 4 1996 1412 missions where they transported
ca. 10800 tons of material and 3875 persons. On February 6 1993 a severe
incident happend when a Transall from TW62 was shot at on approach and
the loadmaster got severely injured.
This print represents Luftwaffe operations on the Balkans and stands
symbolic for all three transport wings which participated in the
Sarajevo airbridge.
High value 250 g/m2 silky luster paper poster at the size of
DIN A3 (420x297 mm, 16 1/2 x 11 3/4'', DIN A2 and DIN A1 optional) with
aircraft scheme and textual descriptions. All texts in german.
DIN A2 and DIN A1 versions are optional, and will be printed after
reception of the order which means a delay of ca. 1-2 weeks for the
shipping.
Backgroundstory
Since the start of the ISAF operation Germany supported continously
the air transport missions in the theatre with four to eight C-160
Transall from his three transport wings.
With those Transall protected air transport of personnel and material
was conducted and the transport of wounded within the theatre was
ensured.
In the beginning the airplanes were stationed in Termez, Uzbekistan
and from August 2008 on they were transferred to Mazar-e-Sharif in
Afghanistan.
Since the October 1 2008 the strategic air transport to and from
Afghanistan was conducted directly to Masar-e-Sharif airport. Within
Afghanistan the air transport is centralized organized with a pool of
airplanes of the international partners.The transfer back of the
last remaining four Transall of Combat Wing Masar-e-Sharif took place
in two steps. On November 3 and 4 2014 the first two were flown back to
Transport Wing 61 from Penzing. A short time later in a second step the
two remaining airplanes to Transport Wing 62 in Hohn.
High value 250 g/m2 silky luster paper poster at the size of
DIN A3 (420x297 mm, 16 1/2 x 11 3/4'', DIN A2 and DIN A1 optional) with
aircraft scheme and textual descriptions. All texts in german.
DIN A2 and DIN A1 versions are optional, and will be printed after
reception of the order which means a delay of ca. 1 week for the
shipping.
Wunstorf Airfield - Home of Transport Wing 62
Wunstorf airfield was build 1934 for the Wehrmacht and hosted until
the end of the war a series of combat wings and groups with varios types
of aircraft.
1945 the RAF took over the airfield and used it until 1958, partially
with the Royal Canadian Airforce and volunteers from Belgium and the
Netherlands. Stationed where different types of aircraft, mainly WW II
tpyes but also the first operational RAF jets.
From June 1948 until May 1949 the airfield was solely used for the
Berlin air-bridge. The RAF was dislocated to RAF Gütersloh during this
operation.
March 1958 the new german Luftwaffe took over the airfield and
stationed the Flugzeugführerschule "S" (pilot traning school) there
which trained pilots first on Noratlas N2501 and later on C-160
Transall. Through restructioring measures in 1978 the school was
transferred to Air Transport Wing 62, which is at home there until today
(2017).
Well known became the wing when in 1993 one of its birds came under
fire by the Serbs when flying in to the isolated town of Sarajewo to
bring in food and supply for the starving population. The load master
got injured seriously.
Meanwhile (2017) Air Transport Wing 62 is the central type station
for the new A400M and hosts the central training facility for german and
french pilots.
High value 250 g/m2 silky luster paper poster at the size of
DIN A3 (420x297 mm, 16 1/2 x 11 3/4'', DIN A2 and DIN A1 optional) with
aircraft scheme and textual descriptions. All texts in german.
DIN A2 and DIN A1 versions are optional, and will be printed after
reception of the order which means a delay of ca. 1 week for the
shipping.
Backgroundstory
The Transall (mix of 'transport' and 'alliance') C-160D/F is a
german-french transport aircraft project from the 1960s. On January 28,
1959, four companies of the later "Transporter Alliance", Weserflug,
Hamburger Flugzeugbau HFB, Engineering Blume and Nord-Aviation from
Paris, signed a basic contract about a developement partnership. A month
later the german-franco work alliance was founded. The work was devided
this way:
Nord-Aviation: wings and engine nacelles VFW: main fuselage, vertical elevator HFB: fuselage front an rear, parts of the tailplane
Overall 169 planes were built. 50 went to the armee de l'air, 110 to
the german Luftwaffe and 9 to Southafrica. 1976 a second lot for 25
planes was projected, the Transall NG (New Generation). All planes went
to France. Additionally 4 planes for special operations were built and 4
planes for Indonesia. In the 1970s germany sold 20 used airplanes to
Turkey.
High value 250 g/m2 silky luster paper poster at the size of
DIN A3 (420x297 mm, 16 1/2 x 11 3/4'', DIN A2 and DIN A1 optional) with
aircraft scheme and textual descriptions. All texts in german.
DIN A2 and DIN A1 versions are optional, and will be printed after
reception of the order which means a delay of ca. 1 week for the
shipping.
Backgroundstory
The Transall (mix of 'transport' and 'alliance') C-160D/F is a
german-french transport aircraft project from the 1960s. On January 28,
1959, four companies of the later "Transporter Alliance", Weserflug,
Hamburger Flugzeugbau HFB, Engineering Blume and Nord-Aviation from
Paris, signed a basic contract about a developement partnership. A month
later the german-franco work alliance was founded. The work was devided
this way:
Nord-Aviation: wings and engine nacelles VFW: main fuselage, vertical elevator HFB: fuselage front an rear, parts of the tailplane
Overall 169 planes were built. 50 went to the armee de l'air, 110 to
the german Luftwaffe and 9 to Southafrica. 1976 a second lot for 25
planes was projected, the Transall NG (New Generation). All planes went
to France. Additionally 4 planes for special operations were built and 4
planes for Indonesia. In the 1970s germany sold 20 used airplanes to
Turkey.
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