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.