Germany: 2 more fighter bases will be closed soon

[Hornet69]

Sorry,

but what I heard (maybe rumours) is that Wittmund will stay open as they already preparing this airbase for the Eurofighter.

The units to disappear are most likely:

JBG-33 Buchel and AG-51 Schleswig. Probably means closure of both bases.

So for the near future the following fighter bases still have some aircraft flying around

JG-71 Wittmund (Now F-4F, future EF)
JG-73 Laage (EF)
JBG-31 Norvenich (now still a few Tornado's, future EF)
JG-74 Neuburg (EF)
JBG-32 Lechfeld (Tornado till the end?)

... so five fighterbases left, two in the north, two in the south and one near the dutch border.

Have a nice weekend,

Edward.

[K-9]

AG 51 ? The only recce wing which also has UAV's ?

[Stefan]

Sorry,

but what I heard (maybe rumours) is that Wittmund will stay open as they already preparing this airbase for the Eurofighter.

The units to disappear are most likely:

JBG-33 Buchel and AG-51 Schleswig. Probably means closure of both bases.

So for the near future the following fighter bases still have some aircraft flying around

JG-71 Wittmund (Now F-4F, future EF)
JG-73 Laage (EF)
JBG-31 Norvenich (now still a few Tornado's, future EF)
JG-74 Neuburg (EF)
JBG-32 Lechfeld (Tornado till the end?)

AFAIK decisions still have to be made, they are assessing the options until the end of June (after which a decision should be taken).

Above scenario sounds plausible; successively close the Tornado bases. JBG33/Büchel was the final one in the original deployment plan. With 37 EF2000s not being bought one wing 'has to go' anyway. Then withdraw the ones at Schleswig (and move the UAVs somewhere else; Nordholz?). After that the Tornado can fly its final missions from Lechfeld until withdrawal (and closure of Lechfeld).

Let's wait and see though.

Regards,
Stefan