Air Transport Wing 62
| Lufttransportgeschwader 62 (LTG 62) (Air Transport Wing 62) — III — |
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| Active | 1959–1971 1978–present |
| Country |
 Germany
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| Branch |
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| Type | Wing |
| Role | Strategic and tactical transport |
| Size | 3 aircraft (40 planned) |
| Part of | Air Force Combat Command Kommando Einsatzverbände der Luftwaffe |
| Garrison/HQ | Wunstorf Air Base |
| March | Fliegermarsch |
| Decorations |
 Campaign streamerLower Saxony (1985)  Campaign streamerFederal Republic of Germany (1997) |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Colonel Ludger Bette |
| Insignia | |
| APP-6A symbol |  |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Transport | Airbus A400M |
Air Transport Wing 62 (German: Lufttransportgeschwader 62) is a wing of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe). The wing was founded in 1959 and is currently based at Wunstorf Air Base in Lower-Saxony, Germany operating Airbus A400M fixed-wing aircraft. Although the wing's main task is tactical air transport, it has been widely employed in various humanitarian aid missions since 1960.
The tasks of Air Transport Wing 62 are twofold:
Currently, Air Transport Wing 62 flies the following aircraft:
Aircraft formerly flown by Air Transport Wing 62 include:
Air Transport Wing 62 was founded on 1 October 1959. Originally based at Celle Air Base, it was redeployed to Cologne-Wahn Air Base in November of that year. In January 1960, the wing began to receive Nord Noratlas aircraft, 18 of which were eventually delivered. Two months later, in March 1960, Air Transport Wing 62 flew its first mission when it was employed to fly supplies to Morocco in the wake of the Agadir earthquake during the first foreign mission of the newly founded German Armed Forces.
In March 1963, all squadrons of Air Transport Wing 62 relocated to Ahlhorn Air Base except No 3 Squadron which remained at Cologne-Wahn Air Base and became part of the Special Air Mission Wing of the German Ministry of Defence. Twelve Noratlas of Air Transport Wing 62 and Air Transport Wing 63 flew humanitarian aid missions to Algeria, following an earthquake in 1965. The first Transall C-160s were delivered in April 1968.
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