page_title: Air Transport Wing 61
hierarchical_section_title: Air Transport Wing 61
caption_attribution_description: Luftaufnahme der Bayerischen Vermessungsverwaltung: Fliegerhorst Landsberg/Lech in Penzing, Landkreis Landsberg am Lech, Bayern.
context_page_description: Air Transport Wing 61 was a wing of the German Air Force. 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.
context_section_description: Air Transport Wing 61 (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.
caption: Landsberg-Lech Air Base, last home of Air Transport Wing 61
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