Wunstorf (ETNW) 2024

[Richard de Florennes]

WUNSTORF THURSDAY/WEDNESDAY 15/16.10.2024 RW08
Weather: few/scattered clouds, clear air, mostly sunny, moderate wind

(19:30 – 21:00 and 08:00 – 12:00 mainly near runway 08 approach)

A.400M LTG 62 54+18 L19:46
A.400M LTG 62 54+01 L20:42
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A.400M LTG 62 54+14 T08:47
A.400M LTG 62 54+11 T08:57
A.400M LTG 62 54+15 T09:28
A.400M LTG 62 54+43 T10:07

PC-12/47E QinetiQ D-FMMT XA11:45
PC-12/47E QinetiQ D-FTMT XA11:50

[Herby]

In early December A400M 54+01 should be unveiled at Wunstorf with a „10 years A400M at LTG 62“ special foil. It will not be very colourful, but the foil should be as large as the one on the Air Defender A400M 54+21.

[Herby]

LTG 62 was very active on 25.11. with the following 13 different A400M were seen flying:

54+09, 54+10, 54+11, 54+12, 54+13, 54+16, 54+19, 54+24, 54+31, 54+37, 54+44, 54+45 and 54+47.

Overshooting were:

Eurofighter GT 31+24 of TLwG 73
A.319-133 15+03 of FBS BMVg
CH-53GA 84+49 of HSG 64

while visiting were Sea Lynx Mk.88A 83+07 of 3./MFG 5 and an unidentified CH-53G of HSG 64, which was later towed into a hangar.

[Herby]

Hot refueling on 26.11. en route from Munster Training Range area back to Fritzlar were KHRgt 36 Tiger UHT 74+30 and 74+58.

[Herby]

The 47th A400M, 54+48, will be delivered to LTG 62 on 4.12.

[Herby]

In early December A400M 54+01 should be unveiled at Wunstorf with a „10 years A400M at LTG 62“ special foil. It will not be very colourful, but the foil should be as large as the one on the Air Defender A400M 54+21.

The special foiled 54+01 had it’s rollout this week, but was unfortunately not very „special“. But better than nothing.

[Herby]

The 47th A400M, 54+48, will be delivered to LTG 62 on 4.12.

It is airborne and will arrive in the afternoon.

[Herby]

LTG 62 celebrated ten years of A400M flying this week with a nice peoplemade „10 Jahre A400M“ in front of special marked 54+01.

The Commanding Officer (Kommodore) Oberst Knoll told the press, after the first five difficult and challenging years the second five were very good and successful.

In 2025 four more A400M are planned for a delivery, including 54+35 which is the test mount for the DIRCM system. The last two are planned for 2026.

If the responsible German offices gave their approval the last three aircrafts will be delivered with some kind of „special marking“, which I will write about later.