Transall C-160

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. All sizes larger than DIN A3 will be printed freshly. Therefore allow 1-2 weeks delivery time. About WTD 61 and Manching Airbase The Bundeswehr Technical and Airworthiness Center for Aircraft (WTD 61), located in Manching, a little town about 80 km north of Munich, is the responsible Bundeswehr authority which ensures that all aircraft in service are safe and comply with their performance parameters – in the interest of both the aircrew's and the population's safety. The WTD 61 is a subordinate agency of the Federal Office of Defense Technology and Procurement (BWB) situated in Koblenz and was founded in 1957. To fulfill its task, WTD 61 represents Bundeswehr interests in all national and international programs involving military manned and unmanned aviation. Both at the national and international level, WTD 61 maintains close connections with other technical and military agencies, test centers, companies, research institutes, universities and program offices. Furthermore, WTD 61 is responsible for the qualification and type inspection of any modifications carried out on in-service aircraft.

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. Protype Aircraft, maiden flight 25-02-1963 .

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 Transport Wing 61 is based at airbase Penzing which is close to Landsberg in Southern Bavaria. The base was build during the "Third Reich" 1937, hosted the station the Kampfgeschwader 153 "Merseburg" flying the DO-23. Starting 1939 the Kampfgeschwader 51 "Edelweiss" with He-111 took over. After the war the Americans renewed, extended and used the station and handed it 1957 over to the Bundeswehr, the new german army. After the handover to the new Luftwaffe Penzing airfield was first used by the "Flugzeugführerschule A" for flying training on the french Fouga Magister and the North American T-6. After moving the training to Fürsty and the United States,Helicopter Transport Wing 64 with its Bell UH-1D "Huey" took over Penzing airfield. In 1971 Transport Wing 61 moved from Neubiberg near Munich to Penzing and were since then the main user with one squadron equipped with C-160 "Transall" and one squadron UH-1D. 2012 the "Hueys" were given to the german army aviation and the squadron disbanded. Only a couple of helicopters remained for SAR along the autobahn and in the Alps. With introduction of the new A400-M transporter and retirement of the Transalls the end of the airfield has came.

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 Aircraft of TW 61 with participated in the Afghanistan Operations and belonged to the german Combat Wing "Masar-e-Sharif".

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 Aircraft of Transportwing (TW) 61 with 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 week for the shipping. Backgroundstory Aircraft of TW 61 with participated in the Sarajevo airbridge with dirty fuselage.

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 Transport Wing 61 is based at airbase Penzing which is close to Landsberg in Southern Bavaria. The base was build during the "Third Reich" 1937, hosted the station the Kampfgeschwader 153 "Merseburg" flying the DO-23. Starting 1939 the Kampfgeschwader 51 "Edelweiss" with He-111 took over. After the war the Americans renewed, extended and used the station and handed it 1957 over to the Bundeswehr, the new german army. After the handover to the new Luftwaffe Penzing airfield was first used by the "Flugzeugführerschule A" for flying training on the french Fouga Magister and the North American T-6. After moving the training to Fürsty and the United States,Helicopter Transport Wing 64 with its Bell UH-1D "Huey" took over Penzing airfield. In 1971 Transport Wing 61 moved from Neubiberg near Munich to Penzing and were since then the main user with one squadron equipped with C-160 "Transall" and one squadron UH-1D. 2012 the "Hueys" were given to the german army aviation and the squadron disbanded. Only a couple of helicopters remained for SAR along the autobahn and in the Alps. With introduction of the new A400-M transport airplane and retirement of the Transalls the end of the airfield has come.

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 Transport Wing 61 was based at airbase Penzing located close to Landsberg in Southern Bavaria. The idea for this special painting to the 60th anniversary of Transport Wing 61 did this time not - as very often - come from an inspired member of the wing or a tasked professional designer as e.g. for the 50th anniversary of FBW 32, but was born one evening when sitting together in the officers club. The basic idea behind it was the desire for a so called retro-look, which expresses the look of the prototypes or the first delivered birds to the user. Because a grinding down of the black an green color to the aluminum skin of the fuselage was not possible a two layer white-metallic paint was brought above the old one. The whole airplane shows except the black-red-gold of the german flag no other colors with the silver and black design. This is even true for the bavarian colors on the rudder.The airplane's nickname "Black Chamois" comes from the stylised chamois on the tail, which is actually the haraldic animal of the wing (see wing patch).  On the front part of the fuselage near the front entrance door the logo of the anniversary is introduced in black and silver on both sides. It shows a big 60 and beneath it the (former) operational transport aircraft types of the wing, a C-47 "Dakota", a "Nora" Noratlas and of course a C-160D "Transall". Underneath the airplanes is the transport helicopter Bell UH-1D "Huey" shown which was flown many years at Transport Wing 61. Transall's 51+01 long history started with short ops times at TW-63 in Hohn before it served more than 35 years at TW-62 in Wunstorf. A periodic inspection brought it in 2016 to Bavaria, to the Maintennance Center 11 (InstZ 11) in Erding. Since TW-62 transfers completely to the new Airbus A-400M the airplane was given to TW-61 for the rest of its days which will end in around 2018. In 2017, the anniversary year of TW-61 it had reached more than 14.000 flying hours an more than 15.000 landings.

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. 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.

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. History of Transport wing 63 and Hohn Airbase Hohn Airfield is situated in most Northern Germany near to Rendsburg. Although its construction began already 1938 and was continued during the war with the help of sowjet prisoners of war, it could not be finished until the end of the war, when only one of three planned runways was finished. After the war the RAF took over and demilitarized the airfield. Moving in from Celle where it has been set to service 1961, GAF Transportwing 63 became 1967 the new owner of the station and performed air transport duties, first with Nora N2501 Noratlas, from 1968 with C-160 Transall, for the german forces and for NATO. Because of a restructuring of the German Luftwaffe and introduction of the much more capable A400M in small number as successor for the Transall it was decided to close the base and disbandon Air Transport Wing 63 until 2018. Because of the delayed introduction of A400M this measure was also delayed until 2021.

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. History of Transport wing 63 and Hohn Airbase Hohn Airfield is situated in most Northern Germany near to Rendsburg. Although its construction began already 1938 and was continued during the war with the help of sowjet prisoners of war, it could not be finished until the end of the war, when only one of three planned runways was finished. After the war the RAF took over and demilitarized the airfield. Moving in from Celle where it has been set to service 1961, GAF Transportwing 63 became 1967 the new owner of the station and performed air transport duties, first with Nora N2501 Noratlas, from 1968 with C-160 Transall, for the german forces and for NATO. Because of a restructuring of the German Luftwaffe and introduction of the much more capable A400M in small number as successor for the Transall it was decided to close the base and disbandon Air Transport Wing 63 until 2018. Because of the delayed introduction of A400M this measure was also delayed until 2021.

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. History of Transport wing 63 and Hohn Airbase Hohn Airfield is situated in most Northern Germany near to Rendsburg. Although its construction began already 1938 and was continued during the war with the help of sowjet prisoners of war, it could not be finished until the end of the war, when only one of three planned runways was finished. After the war the RAF took over and demilitarized the airfield. Moving in from Celle where it has been set to service 1961, GAF Transportwing 63 became 1967 the new owner of the station and performed air transport duties, first with Nora N2501 Noratlas, from 1968 with C-160 Transall, for the german forces and for NATO. Because of a restructuring of the German Luftwaffe and introduction of the much more capable A400M in small number as successor for the Transall it was decided to close the base and disbandon Air Transport Wing 63 until 2018. Because of the delayed introduction of A400M this measure was also delayed until 2021.