In December 2021, the wing was disbanded with the phaseout of its Transall aircraft in favour of the
Airbus A400M, which are all stationed in
Wunstorf. A contingent of 60 will maintain Hohn Air Base as a reserve airfield for
Tactical Wing 51 from
Jagel.[1]
Lemke, Bernd; Krüger, Dieter; Rebhan, Heinz; Schmidt, Wolfgang (2006). Die Luftwaffe 1950 bis 1970. Konzeption, Aufbau, Integration (in German). München: Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag.
ISBN3-486-57973-8.
Ahrens, Hans-Werner (2019). Die Transportflieger der Luftwaffe 1956 bis 1971. Konzeption - Aufbau - Einsatz (in German). Norderstedt: Carola Hartmann Miles-Verlag.
ISBN978-3-9458-6185-1.
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